AHMEDABAD: A 25-year-old woman from Jammu & Kashmir had a freak accident, as she fell on needles in a carpet she was weaving, and three needles pierced her. The knitting needles had penetrated deep into her abdomen, causing her severe pain.
“She was brought to Civil Hospital by reference earlier this month. When her CT scan and other tests were performed, we learned that the needles were very near the large intestine and piercing the intestine could lead to sepsis,” said a gastric surgeon. The team pinpointed the locations of each needle and extracted them in a two-hour surgery.
Officials said that an image intensifier system was brought in for the surgery which helped locate the needles precisely. “The circulation of needles in other parts of the body could have also proved fatal,” said an official.