What was supposed to be a routine dental visit turned into a rare procedure after a drill bit got stuck in an Illinois man's lung.
Dr. Abdul Alraiyes, at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha in Wisconsin, said the bit was so deep that normal scopes couldn’t reach it. So, doctors had to use a special device — one not designed for removing foreign objects but that’s meant for early detection of cancer.
Jozsi said he was told that if the bit couldn’t be taken out, part of his lung would have to be removed."I was never so happy as when I opened my eyes, and I saw him with a smile under that mask shaking a little plastic container with the tool in it," Jozsi said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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