INDIA - Surgeons at a private hospital in Hapur were stunned during an emergency operation when they extracted 29 steel spoons, 19 toothbrushes and two sharp pens from a 40-year-old patient's stomach.
The man, a resident of Bulandshahr, had been admitted to a de-addiction centre in Ghaziabad by his family a month earlier. Doctors said he had begun complaining of severe abdominal pain and was brought to the hospital after his condition worsened. An ultrasound showed multiple metallic objects lodged in his stomach, prompting immediate surgery. Dr Shyam Kumar, who led the operation on Sept 17, said the team was shocked by the number of items removed. (Times of India)
