Rectal Stone Surprise: Doctor Extracts 1.5kg Object

In a startling medical case, surgeons at Kanpur's Govt Ursala Hospital removed a substantial 1.5-kilogram stone from the rectum of a 45-year-old man. The stone had reportedly been lodged for approximately 48 hours, causing the patient immense pain and difficulty. This unusual situation arose when a stone, used as a hot compress for hemorrhoid pain, accidentally slipped into the man's rectum.

Initially, the patient, a resident of Sarasaiya Ghat, concealed the embarrassing incident, only reporting symptoms related to his existing piles. After two days of escalating discomfort, he sought medical attention at the hospital's outpatient department. Dr. Prashant Mishra and his surgical team utilized X-rays to confirm the presence of the large foreign object. The stone was successfully extracted intact using surgical instruments, averting the immediate risk of it migrating deeper into the intestines. Such a migration could have necessitated extensive open abdominal surgery and posed a significant threat to the patient's life. The patient is reportedly recovering well following the procedure and has been moved to a hospital ward.