187 Coins Removed From Body Of Karnataka Man Suffering Psychiatric Disorder

One of the doctors who performed the surgery said that the patient was suffering from a psychiatric disorder and has been swallowing coins for the last two to three months. 

New Delhi: Doctors at Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Centre in Karnataka’s Bagalkot recovered 187 coins from a 58-year old patient’s body, reported news agency ANI.The patient was admitted to the hospital after complaints of vomiting and abdominal discomfort, the report added. 

One of the doctors who performed the surgery said that the patient was suffering from a psychiatric disorder and has been swallowing coins for the last two to three months. 

"He was suffering from a psychiatric disorder and had been swallowing coins for the last 2-3 months. He came to the hospital complaining of vomiting and abdominal discomfort,” said Eshwar Kalaburgi, one of the doctors who performed the surgery, quoted by the news agency.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI) 

Dyamappa from Raichur district, who was a patient of schizophrenia, had visited the Hanagal Shreee Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Centre in Bagalkote with the complaint of severe abdominal pain. He ingested the coins in an unstable state of mind recently. 

Upon examination, doctors discovered many coins in his stomach, said Kalburgi. 

“Had there been one coin, we would have removed through Endoscopy, but in this case there were many. So we had to operate on him,” the doctor said.

The patient is now stable after the operation, the doctor said adding, this was a unique case in his career.