Archive · 23 May 2025
Mumbai Hospital Removes Zipper Stopper from Infant's Food Pipe
A 10-month-old baby in Mumbai swallowed a small metal piece from a zipper.
It got stuck in his food pipe.
The baby was coughing and having trouble eating for two weeks.
Doctors at a children's hospital removed the piece using a special procedure.
The doctors were careful because the object was close to important blood vessels and the windpipe.
The baby recovered well after the surgery and was able to eat again.
The doctors are happy that the baby is doing well.
A 10-month-old in Mumbai swallowed a metallic zipper stopper.
The object was lodged in his food pipe for over two weeks, causing coughing and feeding difficulties.
Doctors at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital For Children performed a procedure to remove the object.
The procedure, led by Dr. Balagopal Kurup, took about an hour.
The child recovered and was discharged in five days.
- Who
- A 10-month-old boy
- What
- A metallic zipper stopper was removed from a child's food pipe.
- When
- Over two weeks
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- The child swallowed a zipper stopper.
- Patient Age
- 10 months old
- Object Swallowed
- Metallic zipper stopper
- Hospital
- Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital For Children, Mumbai
- Procedure Duration
- Approx. 1 hour
- Doctor
- Dr. Balagopal Kurup