In an amazing incident, a Sikkim woman had a surgical scissor that was staying in her abdomen for 12 years without any kind of medical condition. The bizarre occurrence came to light on October 8, when she underwent a major surgery at STNM Hospital. She was carrying the surgical tool since 2012 after an appendectomy. She was operated in the old STNM Hospital in the year 2012, as reported by her husband, but a few days after the surgery, she began to feel severe abdominal pain. She suffered the persistent aching pain for over the past years for any one who treated her, but no one came to realize that the source of such discomfort was a scissor left back during the surgery.
It was only 12 years later before doctors finally found the foreign object and surgically removed it from inside her. In fact, the woman's condition is now stable. The case gave many an impetus to talk about medical negligence and accountability at the hospital.
