Surgical instrument found inside woman abdomen five years after operation

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An artery forceps was found inside the abdomen of a Punnapra native, five years after she underwent surgery at Alappuzha Medical College in Vandanam.

According to relatives, Usha Joseph underwent surgery for the removal of a uterine fibroid at the medical college in May 2021.

However, after the surgery, she had been suffering from recurring abdominal pain. The X-ray reportedly showed an artery forceps inside her stomach.

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