In a fatal case, doctors at a Delhi hospital successfully removed a live cockroach from the small intestine of a young man after using endoscopy as he was suffering from severe pain and discomfort. According to Fortis Hospital, the 22-year-old man had complained of severe stomach pain and difficulty in digesting food for the last 2-3 days.

And so, a team led by Dr. Shubham Vatsya, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology, Fortis Hospital, assessed the case and removed the insect through a ten-minute long endoscopy – a procedure involving a thin, lighted instrument with a camera and light. Flexible tubing is used. End up treating the inside of your body. Dr Vatsya said the cockroach – 3 cm in size, was lying alive in the patient’s small intestine.

He said that if the cockroach had died, it would have decomposed – worsening the patient’s overall health.

How was the surgery done?

The team of doctors carefully removed the cockroaches through an endoscopic procedure that involved an endoscope with two channels – one for air and water infusion and the other for air suction.

He activated the suction button on the scope, effectively sucking the cockroach into the suction channel, forcing it out of the body and saving the man’s life. “We immediately got into the process of removing the cockroaches through an endoscopy procedure. It is possible that the patient may have swallowed the cockroach while eating or the insect may have entered the patient’s mouth while sleeping. If the cockroaches were not removed in time, it could have caused many fatal infectious disorders,” Dr Vatsya told the media.

how are you Worms that enter your body are dangerous,

According to experts, cockroaches are a dangerous allergy source and asthma trigger. They also contain some bacteria that cause diseases if released into food. However, if they get inside your body, they can also be life-threatening.

doctors say Insects contain bacteria and parasites It can cause infection on the body and at the point of entry, such as a wound or bite, or if it is swallowed and the bacteria it contains is released into the digestive tract. Although most worms that accidentally enter the body are expelled harmlessly by natural bodily functions, some become trapped.

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