Doctor Leaves Towel Inside Woman’s Stomach In UP

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Amroha (Uttar Pradesh): A surgeon in Uttar Pradesh’s Bans Kheri village here reportedly allegedly left a towel inside a woman’s stomach after she was admitted to his hospital post labour pain. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Rajeev Singhal has ordered a thorough probe into the case.

According to the CMO, the doctor, Matloob, allegedly left the towel in the belly of Nazrana after conducting her operation at Saifee Nursing Home, which he ran without permission in Amroha.

According to reports, the towel was left inside Nazrana’s stomach due to alleged negligence of the medical staff and after the lady complained about abdominal pain, he kept her admitted for five more days and said that she was facing this stomach ache due to cold outside.

When the woman’s health did not improve even after returning home, her husband Shamsher Ali took her to another private hospital in Amroha where they came to know about the truth behind Narana’s stomach ache and after another operation, got the towel removed.

“I came to know about the incident through media reports and have asked nodal officer Dr Sharad to look into the matter. We can give further details only after the investigation is completed,” CMO Singhal said.

However, Shamsher Ali has not lodged any written complaint in the matter, the CMO assured that the investigation will take place.