New Delhi, July 6 -- In a harrowing medical case that underscores the dangers of common household choking hazards, a team of specialists at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, has successfully removed a piece of betel nut (supari) from the lung of a four-year-old boy.

The foreign object had been lodged in the child's airway for over a month, causing his left lung to collapse and bringing him to the brink of respiratory failure.

The child's ordeal began weeks earlier following an accidental inhalation of the betel nut. Despite the incident, the family and initially, the medical professionals he consulted, did not suspect a foreign body.

For over a month, the boy suffered from a persistent cough and recurring fevers. He underwent repeated course...