Doctors remove bullet stuck near farmer's heart for 16 years
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: City doctors extracted a 2-cm-long bullet from the left lung of a 45-year-old farmer who was shot 16 years ago following a personal dispute at his hometown in Kanpur. Despite consulting several specialists over the years, the dangerous location of the bullet near vital organs had prevented earlier surgery. “Such cases are rare, but when a long-standing bullet starts causing life-threatening bleeding, immediate surgery becomes necessary,” said Max Hospital’s Dr Shaiwal Khandelwal, who led the operation, removing both the bullet and the damaged part of Singh’s lung. Doctors caution that bullets lodged near vital organs can cause complications over time, even after years without symptoms, as in Singh’s case where the bullet triggered life-threatening issues. Despite consulting specialists over the years, the dangerous location of the bullet near vital organs prevented earlier surgery attempts
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