Doctors in Primorsky Region of Russia have saved the life a teenager who accidentally swallowed a tailor's pin; the operation was successful, the regional health ministry said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Slavyanka settlement of Primorsky Region, where doctors from the regional children's clinical hospital and the regional center for disaster medicine were dispatched.

"The reason for the call was to provide emergency care to a teenager who accidentally swallowed a tailor's pin... The operation to remove the foreign object was successful," the statement said, RIA Novosti reports.

Also, the doctors explained that such patients cannot be transported, as the swallowed foreign object can move and damage internal organs.

A video, which shows the operation to "remove the foreign object from the human body," was attached to the respective social media post.