Kannur: A complaint has been raised alleging serious medical negligence in the surgery performed on a two-and-a-half-month-old baby at Pariyaram Medical College in Kannur. The family alleged that negligence in removing a thickening in the baby's pyloric muscle forced the infant to undergo a second surgery within 10 days. Following an incomplete first surgery, the baby's health deteriorated, and the child had to undergo an emergency second operation at a private hospital in Mangaluru to save life.

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The baby was brought to Pariyaram Medical College on October 10 after repeatedly vomiting while being fed milk. The child was referred to the medical college after being examined at a private hospital in Payyanur. Tests revealed a thickening in the passage connecting the stomach to the intestine, which was preventing food from passing through and causing the vomiting. Doctors performed surgery.

However, after being discharged and taken home, the baby's vomiting worsened, and the child later began vomiting blood. The family immediately called an ambulance and rushed the baby to a hospital in Mangaluru.

Further examinations at the hospital revealed that the surgery performed at Pariyaram Medical College had not been completed properly and that only a small portion of the thickened muscle had been removed. A second surgery was performed at the Mangaluru hospital, following which the baby's health improved.

Following the alleged medical negligence, the family filed a complaint with the medical college authorities, Health Minister and the police. The medical college authorities have constituted an inquiry board on an urgent basis and launched an investigation into the incident.