An Indian surgeon removed a nine-inch long toothbrush from a patient’s stomach after a surgery.

According to reports, doctors at the Medical College and Hospital (Ghati Hospital) in Aurangabad removed the toothbrush under the supervision of Muslim surgeon Junaid M. Sheikh.

Rajesh Jadho, 33, had swallowed a toothbrush by mistake. After his ultrasound and MRI were conducted, Dr Junaid, after consulting with other doctors, recommended him to get an operation done immediately.

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Sheikh told Indian media that Rajesh was brought to Ghati Hospital on December 26 at 11 am. The surgeon said that if the brush had not been removed from the abdomen on time, it could have resulted in  an internal rapture. 

The rupture could have been life threatening, he said.