Bengaluru news: ‘Smoky’ Paan perforates 12-yr-old girl's stomach; know health concerns of consuming Liquid Nitrogen Paan

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Times of India reported an incident in which a girl complained of uncontrollable stomach pains after ingesting smoky paan. What initially appeared to be a fun activity involving liquid nitrogen became a nightmare for the 12-year-old girl. Last month, the girl reportedly developed stomach discomfort after consuming paan and was promptly rushed to the hospital.

“I just wanted to try the smoky paan because it looked interesting, and everyone else was trying it too," the girl told TOI. Recounting the horror, the girl said, "No one else was hurt or felt any pain, but the discomfort I experienced was terrifying." The diagnosis indicated that she was suffering from perforation peritonitis which refers to a hole in the stomach. Doctors at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in HSR Layout, decided to operate the girl to prevent further complications.

Thus, the girl underwent an exploratory laparotomy with intra-op OGD scopy, and sleeve gastrectomy surgery. This surgery resulted in the removal of a portion of the stomach, measuring about 4x5 cm and a six-day stay in the hospital post surgery. Operating Surgeon (Surgical Gastroenterology) and the doctor who led the surgical team, Dr Vijay HS noted, “Intra-op OGD scopy is a procedure where an endoscope, a flexible tube equipped with a camera and light, is used during surgery to examine the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum—the first part of the small intestine," reported TOI.