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Intestinal Perforation and Liver Failure: Kolkata Doctors Save 19-Year-Old Girl
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News18•04-10-2026, 10:47
Intestinal Perforation and Liver Failure: Kolkata Doctors Save 19-Year-Old Girl
- •Nineteen-year-old Yasmin Khatun from Murshidabad was admitted to Kolkata in critical condition suffering from tuberculosis, severe abdominal pain, and an intestinal perforation.
- •Doctors at Manipal Hospital, Dhakuria, performed an emergency surgery to remove the damaged section of her small intestine.
- •Post-surgery complications including ARDS and liver failure required intensive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and multi-disciplinary medical intervention.
- •Through the collaborative efforts of specialists across various departments, Yasmin gradually recovered and was discharged from the hospital on September 10.
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Yasmin Khatun was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis in March 2026, but she did not take her tuberculosis medication regularly. This irregularity led to severe abdominal pain, an intestinal perforation, septic shock, and multi-organ failure.
Yasmin was treated at Manipal Hospital, Dhakuria in Kolkata, where a collaborative team of specialists from Critical Care, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Surgery worked together to save her life.
Dr. Tanmay Mukherjee performed emergency surgery to remove about 60 to 70 centimeters of her damaged ileum section and performed a double-barrel ileostomy to allow intestinal waste to exit.
