An 11-year-old boy miraculously survived after a sharp arrow pierced his skull during archery training, Ahmednagar, in Maharashtra, India.
Ritvik Ankush Tarte at hospital
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Ritvik Ankush Tarte has almost died after he was shot by a flying arrow during his weekly archery practice. Shocked teachers rushed him to a local hospital, where neurosurgeons spent three hours removing the arrow which had sunk into the boy’s head.
Ritvik before and after operation
Dr Jeevan Rajput, who performed the risky operation, said:
“The arrow pierced the skull on the right side and exited on the left side through the parenchyma, which is the frontal lobe and in very close proximity to all-important structures.
Surgeons spent three hours removing the arrow which had sunk into the boy’s head.
We removed the arrow and debris successfully from the brain tissue with an endoscope. Since his post-operative recovery showed good signs, there is hope that he would not have any neurological deficiency or memory or personality problems.”
The boy’s skull during the operation
The boy is now expected to make a full recovery and is already planning to return to his archery club.
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