Amazed medics saved a 10-month-old baby girl from choking to death after finding a crucifix lodged in the infant’s throat.
Mum Mari Carmen Sejami Rosas rushed her daughter to Victor Lazarte Echegaray Hospital of EsSalud, in Trujillo, in Peru’s La Libertad region, after the tot would not stop crying at the family home on 11th November.
But doctors at the hospital were astonished when an X-ray showed the metal crucifix stuck in the baby’s throat.
Surgeons using an endoscope were able to remove the crucifix before it pierced the baby’s oesophagus.
Gastroenterologist Luis Alberto Esteves Cabanillas told local media: “We performed a therapeutic endoscopy.
“The baby swallowed a crucifix, we had to wait six hours for the stomach to be empty since she had drunk her milk.
“After that, we proceeded with the complex intervention and everything went very well.
“This is thanks to the great professionals we have.”
Relieved Mari said: “I’m very grateful.
“God has given us a chance at life and thanks to the doctors for this excellent work.”
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