[Regnum] Doctors at Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 removed a bullet from a man's head after he had lived with it for 30 years. The regional Ministry of Health announced this on November 13.
They explained that the patient had been wounded in the 1990s, but the bullet lodged in the pyramid of the temporal bone. Doctors hadn't risked surgery at the time because vital nerves, blood vessels, and hearing organs were located near the bullet.
In 2026, the man complained of deteriorating vision, loss of coordination, and headaches. Neurologists at Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 suspected a stroke or severe encephalopathy. An MRI was impossible due to a metal object in his head. The bullet created significant interference in the CT scan, making adjacent parts of the brain virtually invisible.
Then, Mikhail Usov, a neurosurgeon at Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1, decided to remove the bullet from his head under local anesthesia so that the patient would be conscious and able to respond. The surgery was successful, and the foreign object was removed. Afterward, doctors were able to conduct diagnostics, establish a diagnosis, and administer treatment. As a result of the team's coordinated efforts, the man's neurological symptoms resolved.
Earlier in May, Moscow doctors performed a successful operation to remove a nail from a patient's skull. The nail was located near major blood vessels, damage to which would have been fatal. During the operation, doctors were able to carefully remove the nail and suture the membranes of the eyeball. Ophthalmologists saved not only the man's life but also his sight.