<p>The boy from Krishnagiri was saved following a rare surgery conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) here on Thursday. He had earlier undergon treatment in four major hospitals. <br /><br />Tamilvannan fell from a tree on August 1 and subsequently developed swelling inside the chest. </p>.<p>He survived for five weeks with a rare intra thoracic foreign body, a sharp wooden stick measuring 11 cms.</p>.<p>Dr Shashidhar Buggi, director of the hospital, said that the foreign body was successfully removed from the patient’s body and he is doing well now. <br /><br />Thoracotomy (an incision into the pleural space of the chest) was conducted to remove the foreign body after which Haemostasis (a process to control bleeding) followed by aerostasis was performed. </p>.<p>Besides Dr Buggi, the team of doctors which conducted the surgery included Dr M D Patil, Dr Sathyaprakash, Dr Venugopal and Dr Umarakesh.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The boy from Krishnagiri was saved following a rare surgery conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) here on Thursday. He had earlier undergon treatment in four major hospitals. <br /><br />Tamilvannan fell from a tree on August 1 and subsequently developed swelling inside the chest. </p>.<p>He survived for five weeks with a rare intra thoracic foreign body, a sharp wooden stick measuring 11 cms.</p>.<p>Dr Shashidhar Buggi, director of the hospital, said that the foreign body was successfully removed from the patient’s body and he is doing well now. <br /><br />Thoracotomy (an incision into the pleural space of the chest) was conducted to remove the foreign body after which Haemostasis (a process to control bleeding) followed by aerostasis was performed. </p>.<p>Besides Dr Buggi, the team of doctors which conducted the surgery included Dr M D Patil, Dr Sathyaprakash, Dr Venugopal and Dr Umarakesh.<br /><br /></p>
