Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Doctors Remove Fish Bone From Stomach, Avoiding Open Surgery
A man had stomach pain and chest heaviness for almost a month.
He did not remember swallowing a fish bone.
Tests at first did not show what was wrong.
A later scan found a sharp 2-centimeter bone stuck in his stomach wall.
The bone had caused a small pocket of infection near his liver.
Doctors used a camera-guided procedure to drain the infection and remove the bone.
This meant he did not need open surgery.
After treatment, he could eat normally and his symptoms improved.
He left the hospital in stable condition.
A 43-year-old Dombivli man experienced chest heaviness and upper abdominal discomfort for nearly a month.
A CT scan revealed a sharp 2-cm fish bone embedded in his stomach wall near the liver.
The bone had caused a localized abscess and infection but had not created an open perforation.
Doctors drained the pus and removed the bone using a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure.
The patient recovered, resumed a full diet, and was discharged in stable condition without needing open surgery.
- Who
- A 43-year-old working professional from Dombivli who was being treated for diabetes and hypertension.
- What
- Doctors removed a 2-cm fish bone embedded in his stomach wall and drained an associated abscess.
- When
- The patient had symptoms for nearly one month before treatment; the case was reported on September 18.
- Where
- At Fortis Hiranandani Hospital in Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The bone had pierced the stomach wall and caused a localized infection, requiring removal to treat the condition and avoid open surgery.
- Patient
- 43-year-old man from Dombivli
- Main symptoms
- Chest heaviness and upper abdominal discomfort lasting nearly one month
- Foreign body
- Sharp fish bone measuring 2 cm
- Location
- Embedded in the stomach wall near the left side of the liver
- Complication
- Localized pocket of pus and infection
- Treatment
- Endoscopic drainage and removal using specialized forceps
- Outcome
- No perforation or leakage; the patient resumed a full diet and was discharged stable