Updated On: 21 February, 2026 10:13 AM IST | Kochi | Agencies
An artery forceps was discovered inside a woman’s abdomen five years after she underwent surgery at Alappuzha Medical College in Vandanam. Usha Joseph, a native of Punnapra, had surgery in May 2021 to remove a uterine fibroid but reportedly continued to suffer recurring abdominal pain. An X-ray later revealed the surgical instrument had been left

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An artery forceps was found inside the abdomen of a Punnapra native, five years after she underwent surgery at Alappuzha Medical College in Vandanam.
According to relatives, Usha Joseph underwent surgery for the removal of a uterine fibroid at the medical college in May 2021.