Indian boy undergoes surgery after fish 9 cm to end up in the lung

After 45 minutes surgery, fish was taken from the boy's lungs.
'It is the 1st case of this kind that we face in 20 years', doctor said.


Indian boy Anil Barela, 12, had to undergo surgery in Indore, India, after it swallowed a live fish to nine centimeters and he landed on his left lung, instead of down the digestive tract, according to the newspaper "Times of India".
9cm fish ended up in the lung Anil Barela.

According to doctors, Barela was playing eat live fish with friends on May 23 when the incident occurred.

The boy was taken to the hospital after he began to feel short of breath. X-ray examinations just identifying the problem. "It is the first case of this kind that we face in 20 years," said Dr. Pramod Jhawar.

After surgery lasting 45 minutes, the fish was withdrawn from the boy's lung.