BIZZARE! Kerala doctors remove 4-cm-long cockroach from patient’s lungs

In a bizarre medical case, doctors in Kerala removed a cockroach from the lungs of a patient

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The surgery took place on February 22 at Amrita Hospital in Kochi

The 55-year-old man had severe breathing difficulties following which he sought medical examination

During bronchoscopy, doctors found a cockroach in his lungs

They also found that the cockroach has begun to ‘disintegrate’ which could have aggravated the his health

The patient was then rushed into emergency surgery

It took the medical team 8 hours to remove the 4-cm-long cockroach from his lungs

Experts believe that the cockroach entered lungs through a tube that had been inserted in his neck due to his respiratory issues earlier