UP man cuts open belly to perform surgery on himself after watching YouTube videos, hospitalised

The man had been suffering from appendicitis for years. (Representational image: Grok)

A 32-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan cut his belly open to cure himself of appendicitis learning how to perform a surgery from YouTube videos. He developed complications on Wednesday and was rushed to a hospital by his nephew.

Dr Shashi Ranjan, a senior surgeon at the Vrindavan District Hospital, said the man used a surgical blade, needle, and stitch cord -- all bought from market -- to make an incision in his abdomen and stitched it with 11 sutures.

Raja Babu, a native of Sunrakh village, had been suffering from appendicitis for years and had undergone surgery at 14. He is currently under treatment at SN Medical College in Agra.

In another incident of a surgery gone bad, last month, a man from Karnataka alleged that a doctor from a Mangaluru hospital left a surgical mop inside his wife's stomach after conducting a C-section delivery. Farmer and trader Gagandeep B said that due to the complications that arose from this "medical negligence," his wife was left with body pain so acute that she could not even breastfeed their newborn baby. A case was filed against the doctor.

The family made the discovery after conducting a CT scan. Taking to X, Gagandeep said that even after the scan revealed the presence of a foreign body inside his wife's body, Dr Anil S of Puttur City Hospital--who had conducted the surgery--insisted that it was a blood clot, scolded him and sent them home after prescribing a few tablets claiming the clot would dissolve in a few months.

Over the next few days, Gagandeep's wife's condition worsened. She faced "acute joint, wrist, and leg pain" and "wasn't able to walk, stand, or even lift her baby to feed," he claimed. "By that time the infection had spread across her lungs, blood, and other parts. She was almost on the verge of losing her life because of this medical crime," Gagandeep wrote on X.

The family rushed her to another hospital where after doctors conducted more tests, operated on the woman on January 25 and removed the surgical mop. The woman was discharged on February 15.