<p>A team of doctors at the state-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital here successfully removed an iron rod which was stuck inside the anus of a 17-year-old boy of Kandhamal district.</p>.<p>The rod had pierced the anus of the boy after he fell from an asbestos roof of a building at Subarnagiri village on Saturday.</p>.<p>About 60cm of the 150cm-long rod, with a radius of around 3cm, penetrated the anus of the teenager identified as Shakti Pataguru, causing injuries to his rectum and sigmoid colon, said a doctor, who operated upon him.</p>.<p>The team of doctors, comprising five surgeons, took around five hours to remove the rod by conducting a critical operation on the patient , said Siba Prasad Das, head of the department of General Surgery.</p>.<p>It was a critical operation to remove the iron rod without causing any harm to other parts of the patient’s body, associate professor at the institute, I Gopal, who led the team of surgeons, said.</p>.<p>The rod had caused a fracture of the pelvic bone and entered into the retroperitoneal space of the boy, Dr. Gopal said.</p>.<p>“The patient is in good condition. He will remain in hospital for some days for treatment and observation”, he said.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the teenager was allegedly removing damaged asbestos of a school building.</p>.<p>The rod, which was held by another labourer inside a room, pierced the anus of the boy when he fell after the roof collapsed.</p>.<p>He was immediately rushed to the sub divisional hospital, Baliguda and later referred to the medical college and hospital here.</p>.<p>Meanwhile Rabindra Kumar Mishra, a human rights activist, appealed to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take stringent action against the executing agency and contractor who allegedly engaged the teenager in hazardous work.</p>.<p>He also urged the commission to direct the authorities concerned for providing monetary compensation to the victim.</p>
<p>A team of doctors at the state-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital here successfully removed an iron rod which was stuck inside the anus of a 17-year-old boy of Kandhamal district.</p>.<p>The rod had pierced the anus of the boy after he fell from an asbestos roof of a building at Subarnagiri village on Saturday.</p>.<p>About 60cm of the 150cm-long rod, with a radius of around 3cm, penetrated the anus of the teenager identified as Shakti Pataguru, causing injuries to his rectum and sigmoid colon, said a doctor, who operated upon him.</p>.<p>The team of doctors, comprising five surgeons, took around five hours to remove the rod by conducting a critical operation on the patient , said Siba Prasad Das, head of the department of General Surgery.</p>.<p>It was a critical operation to remove the iron rod without causing any harm to other parts of the patient’s body, associate professor at the institute, I Gopal, who led the team of surgeons, said.</p>.<p>The rod had caused a fracture of the pelvic bone and entered into the retroperitoneal space of the boy, Dr. Gopal said.</p>.<p>“The patient is in good condition. He will remain in hospital for some days for treatment and observation”, he said.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the teenager was allegedly removing damaged asbestos of a school building.</p>.<p>The rod, which was held by another labourer inside a room, pierced the anus of the boy when he fell after the roof collapsed.</p>.<p>He was immediately rushed to the sub divisional hospital, Baliguda and later referred to the medical college and hospital here.</p>.<p>Meanwhile Rabindra Kumar Mishra, a human rights activist, appealed to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take stringent action against the executing agency and contractor who allegedly engaged the teenager in hazardous work.</p>.<p>He also urged the commission to direct the authorities concerned for providing monetary compensation to the victim.</p>