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Teenager swallows cell of a digital watch, removed after bronchoscopy

Video bronchoscopy with the use of forceps was used to remove the cell from the teenager's lungs

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The doctors at a hospital in Mumbai successfully removed a small cell of a digital watch by performing video bronchoscopy with the use of forceps from an 11-year-old's lungs. The teenager, who is a resident of Tardeo swallowed a small cell of a digital watch while playing with it. When he started complaining of breathlessness, his parents immediately rushed to Jaslok Hospital.

The incident took place when the 11-year-old boy was playing the watch of his father at midnight. The teenager accidentally swallowed the cell while chewing on it. Post which, he started vomiting and complaining of breathlessness. Due to which his parents got suspicious and rushed him to the hospital.

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