Doctor Reveals The Details Of Removing A Knife That Remained Inside The Body Of A 26-year-old Algerian Man
In 1997, after being injured in a brawl in the northeastern Algerian city of Setif, Algerian teenager Tariq Flelise suffered for years from severe pain, the nature of which he did not know. 26 years later, a Tunisian medical team led by surgeon Khairuddin al-Zahi was able to end the young man’s suffering after discovering the truth and extracting the remains of a knife stuck in his body, and al-Zahi revealed the details of the unique operation.
Algerian teenager Tariq Flelisa, 44, said he had carried a knife in his back since he was 18 when doctors who treated him after being injured in a fight failed to notice the knife was 5cm under his skin. the body
According to his story, doctors stitched up the wound, but he continued to suffer from pain, the source of which he did not understand, which forced him to take painkillers for years and suffer psychological problems.
Tariq continued: “After successive visits to doctors due to pain, their diagnoses of my condition were different, until in 2022 X-rays confirmed to me that doctors at Setif Hospital in Algeria had embedded a dagger in my body near the spine.”
He said, “(Doctors) expressed their objections to surgery for fear of paralysis, which resulted in sharp instruments being implanted in vital areas and near the spinal cord, but I decided to continue treatment outside Algeria. To have the surgery.”
He continued, “So I went to Tunisia, where I contacted Dr. Al-Zahi, who assured me that surgery was possible.”
After he underwent surgery, the young Algerian began to recover and his mood improved so much that he felt the joy of being born again.
He said he was excited to resume his cooking and family life with his wife and four children
Surgery details
Dr. Khair El-Din El-Zahi, a specialist in orthopedic surgery, operated a week ago at a clinic in the Tunisian capital, together with a special surgical team, to remove the knife from Tariq’s back.
Al-Zahi said in a statement that the operation was carried out under normal conditions, especially after completing all the necessary tests, explaining that Tariq had been carrying a knife in his back for 26 years.
He said, “The doctors apparently stitched his wound without realizing that the iron part of the knife was in his body, and X-rays showed that the iron part of the knife was embedded in the back, near the spine, lungs, and between the ribs and vertebrae, in a sensitive area and close to important places. “
The doctor insists that the type of injury does not interfere with movement, but causes pain when the weather changes, and that the knife must be clean and removed to avoid infection near the spinal cord and lungs, as iron is not made. should be implanted in the human body.
According to a Tunisian surgeon, his presence in Tariq’s body would expose him to risks if he underwent MRI examinations.
Dr. Khair El-Din El-Jahi felt the right decision was to remove the knife from Tariq’s body, after making a good diagnosis and checking the condition of his spinal cord, vertebrae and lungs.
The surgeon performed a delicate surgery with the help of a colleague who was an expert in orthopedic surgery and they succeeded in removing the knife from the victim’s body without any complications.