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Surgical instrument found inside woman abdomen five years after operation

Updated on: 21 February,2026 10:13 AM IST  |  Kochi
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An artery forceps was discovered inside a woman’s abdomen five years after she underwent surgery at Alappuzha Medical College in Vandanam. Usha Joseph, a native of Punnapra, had surgery in May 2021 to remove a uterine fibroid but reportedly continued to suffer recurring abdominal pain. An X-ray later revealed the surgical instrument had been left

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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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