Kochi, Oct. 23 -- A two-year-old girl from Odisha has made a remarkable recovery after undergoing a complex surgery to repair life-threatening injuries caused by the accidental swallowing of a button battery, which created an abnormal connection between her food pipe and windpipe.
Priyanshi, daughter of migrant workers Rajendra and Pushpalatha Panda, was living with her parents at Odakkali near Perumbavoor when the incident occurred. Although the battery was removed at a nearby hospital soon after the accident, the chemical damage had already caused a hole between her food pipe and windpipe. The injury left her vulnerable to choking whenever she drank water and exposed her to the risk of serious lung infections.
The child was subsequently...