In a strange incident, a medical team in Taif Governorate, Saudi Arabia, succeeded in saving a child who almost died following he was brought to the emergency department in a critical condition.
The medical team performed a successful laparoscopic operation on the little boy, but the surprise was with what they removed from his chest.
The King Faisal Medical Complex stated, through its Twitter account, that it received the case of a child in a critical health condition suffering from shortness of breath, which necessitated the provision of first aid and the conduct of clinical and radiological examinations.
Examinations revealed the presence of a foreign body in the form of a key in the esophagus.
Immediately, the necessary measures were taken.
The team treating the case also explained that an urgent endoscopy was performed immediately and an iron key was extracted from the esophagus, which almost killed him.
It is noteworthy that the medical team is working today to follow up the little boy in the inpatient department, under the auspices of the nursing teams.
He confirmed that the condition has stabilized and the child was discharged in good health.
