Kolkata doctors develop tiny magnet to remove larger one from 6-year-old's airway

India Today · Rahi Halder · 2026-11-06 13:32 UTC

Doctors at Kolkata039s Medical College and Hospital developed a tiny 3-mm magnet to remove a larger magnet lodged in the right bronchus of a six-year-old child After an initial unsuccessful attempt the team retrieved the object through a tracheostomy The child is now recovering in the paediatric ICU

Doctors at Kolkata's Medical College and Hospital developed a tiny 3-mm magnet to remove a larger magnet lodged in the right bronchus of a six-year-old child. After an initial unsuccessful attempt, the team retrieved the object through a tracheostomy. The child is now recovering in the paediatric ICU.

In a complex and life-threatening medical situation, doctors at Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, successfully removed a large magnet lodged in the airway of a six-year-old child using an innovative medical technique. The challenging procedure was carried out by doctors from the hospital’s ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) department.

On Tuesday morning, the parents of six-year-old Araka Talik, a resident of Maheshpur in Baduria, brought him to the hospital’s ENT outpatient department for treatment. A large magnet had entered the child’s respiratory tract and become lodged in his right bronchus, causing breathing difficulties and raising concerns about a potentially life-threatening situation. He was subsequently admitted to the ENT department.

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