Arrow lodged in chest, tribal teen saved by Hyderabad doctors after 4 hours of surgery

Nanda was initially treated at the area hospital in Bhadrachalam in Telangana, where he was stabilised.

However, he was referred to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Warangal in the same state due to the complicated injury.

The gravity of his condition is said to have demanded more than the facilities there could offer, prompting an urgent transfer to the Gandhi Hospital in Telangana’s capital Hyderabad.

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The surgery

The doctors’ team at Gandhi Hospital swiftly directed him to the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Hospital on the evening of 23 May.

A team led by Dr Amaresh Rao Malempati, professor and head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, performed a critical surgery.

The operation reportedly lasted four hours, as the team delicately navigated the treacherous terrain of Nanda’s chest cavity to extract the menacing arrow lodged between his heart and lungs.

“The operation, lasting four hours, involved delicate procedures to remove the object lodged dangerously between Nandu’s heart and lungs,” the doctors said.

“The arrow had lodged dangerously between Nanda’s heart and lungs,” they added.

After the surgery, the doctors reported that Nanda was in stable condition, out of danger, and recovering well.

The surgery was performed free of charge as the hospital recognised the background which he was coming from, said the doctors.

Hospital director Dr N Bheerappa said the surgery was critical and the hospital decided to waive all charges given Nandu’s tribal background.