New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- In a rare and extraordinary case, doctors at a Hospital in Delhi successfully removed a plastic pen cap that had remained lodged in a patient's lung for 26 years.

"The 33-year-old male patient had accidentally swallowed the pen cap at the age of 7 while playing. Since then, he experienced no major health complications until recently, when he reported to the hospital with persistent coughing and traces of blood in his sputum." the hospital stated.

A series of investigations, including an X-ray, revealed the presence of a foreign body in his lung. Considering the risks, the thoracic surgery team led by Dr Sabyasachi Bal, Chairperson at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, decided to perform the surgery. During the operation, doct...