LUCKNOW, May 29 -- A seven-year-old girl from Balrampur district was saved by a team of doctors at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) after a nail pierced through her mouth and reached her brain, the university confirmed on Thursday.

The child was brought to KGMU on May 16, with an eight-centimetre-long nail embedded in the lower end of her mouth, penetrating through the palate and into the brain. A coordinated medical effort involving specialists from multiple departments successfully removed the nail without causing any damage to the brain or critical nerves, KGMU said in a press release.

"The surgery lasted for four hours as the nail had to be carefully removed while avoiding damage to the brain and sensitive nerves between ...