Summary
- CHUNIAN: A woman was reportedly found to have a towel inside her abdomen after undergoing surgery at a tehsil headquarters hospital in Chunian, Punjab, prompting an investigation into alleged medical negligence.
- The woman’s condition deteriorated after the operation, and she was transferred to a hospital in Lahore, where an ultrasound reportedly revealed a foreign object inside her abdomen.
- According to the woman, the towel was later removed in a second operation at the Lahore hospital.
CHUNIAN: A woman was reportedly found to have a towel inside her abdomen after undergoing surgery at a tehsil headquarters hospital in Chunian, Punjab, prompting an investigation into alleged medical negligence.
The woman’s condition deteriorated after the operation, and she was transferred to a hospital in Lahore, where an ultrasound reportedly revealed a foreign object inside her abdomen.
According to the woman, the towel was later removed in a second operation at the Lahore hospital.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and the deputy commissioner of Kasur have taken notice of the incident, according to the report.
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