LUCKNOW, July 17 -- A 23-year-old labourer, Umesh, has survived after undergoing an eight-and-a-half-hour surgery at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre following a severe impalement injury involving four iron rods. A surgical team, working in shifts, completed the operation on Thursday to repair extensive damage to multiple vital organs, including the lungs, spleen and stomach. The successful outcome marks a significant achievement given the complexity and severity of the injuries. After the surgery, Umesh's condition is stable, said a press statement released by the medical university. The accident occurred at an under-construction site in Badshah Nagar, Lucknow, where Umesh, a resident of Naraiya village in Farukhabad, fell from a height onto the exposed metal rods. He was rushed to the KGMU Trauma Centre on July 13, arriving at 5:30 am. The injuries were catastrophic. The rods had pierced Umesh's body from the left buttock region, traversing through his abdomen and chest. "The CT scan done on arrival showed four iron rods passed through the urinary bladder, intestine, stomach, spleen, and the great vessels of the abdomen," doctors reported. The impact had also damaged the diaphragm, caused a collapsed lung and reached the area near the heart, as well as the right shoulder and spine. A surgical team including Prof Samir Misra, Dr Narendra Kumar, Dr Yadvendra Dheer and Dr Rambit, faced a grueling eight-and-a-half-hour operation. Umesh was initially attended to by consultant Dr Narendra Kumar, under the supervision of Prof Dr Samir Misra. htc...