Pudukkottai doctors remove bullet from man’s foot using imaging device
PUDUKOTTAI, MAY 14, 2019 00:00 IST
Gunshot victim, Rajendran, with the team of doctors of Government Medical College, Pudukkottai
Using high-end technology, doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai, surgically removed a bullet lodged inside a man’s foot.
Rajendran, a 45-year-old resident of Thirukkattalai village in Pudukkottai, was shot at by a friend during a quarrel on May 11. “The man used a single-barrel gun and shot at Rajendran’s left foot. After admission, the doctors attempted to remove the bullet without surgery but it was lodged deep inside the left leg bone,” said AL. Meenakshi Sundaram, Dean, Government Medical College, Pudukkottai.
The patient was then immediately rushed to the operation theatre. “Using a high-end C Arm machine, which is a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology but can be used flexibly, the pellet could be traced. It would have been difficult to locate otherwise and it could have penetrated the bone causing further damage,” Dr. Sundaram said.
A three-member team led by Ravi Kumar, c
Gunshot victim, Rajendran, with the team of doctors of Government Medical College, Pudukkottai
Using high-end technology, doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai, surgically removed a bullet lodged inside a man’s foot.
Rajendran, a 45-year-old resident of Thirukkattalai village in Pudukkottai, was shot at by a friend during a quarrel on May 11. “The man used a single-barrel gun and shot at Rajendran’s left foot. After admission, the doctors attempted to remove the bullet without surgery but it was lodged deep inside the left leg bone,” said AL. Meenakshi Sundaram, Dean, Government Medical College, Pudukkottai.
The patient was then immediately rushed to the operation theatre. “Using a high-end C Arm machine, which is a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology but can be used flexibly, the pellet could be traced. It would have been difficult to locate otherwise and it could have penetrated the bone causing further damage,” Dr. Sundaram said.
A three-member team led by Ravi Kumar, c
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