M'sia boy goes for emergency surgery after arcade token gets stuck in throat

A boy in Malaysia had to go for emergency surgery to remove an arcade token that had gotten stuck in his throat.

Thankfully, the surgery was a success.

The unusual case was described by Mohd Shaiful Nizam, an ear-nose-throat (ENT) specialist working in a Pahang hospital, in a Mar. 16 post on X.

Something stuck in boy's throat

Shaiful said that he was on duty on Mar. 15 when he was rushed to the operating theatre.

He had to perform an emergency surgery to remove an item stuck in a boy's oesophagus.

At first, the doctor thought it was a coin, which is more common amongst children.

But when it came into view, Shaiful was surprised as the object did not appear to be a typical coin.

Boy had swallowed arcade token

After taking out the object, Shaiful realised the boy had actually swallowed an arcade token.

Shaiful said that it was his first time experiencing a case like this.

He advised parents in general to be more careful and watch out for their children, especially if they play with small objects and put them in their mouths.

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Top image from @Dr_Shaiful/X