Posted on 03/27/2017 9:01:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A pair of scissors was finally removed from a mans stomach, 18 years after they were left inside him during an operation.
The six-inch long surgical scissors were successfully removed from 54-year-old Ma Van Nhat at Bac Kan General Hospital on December 31, the Independent reports.
In 1998, Nhat underwent surgery after being involved in a traffic accident.
Following the operation, he said his stomach still hurt, but he went to a local clinic and was diagnosed as having a stomach ache.
Eighteen years after the operation, Nhat started experiencing frequent sharp pains.
The man had his stomach x-rayed and the film showed scissors lying in his abdomen.
Now, he is recovering after having the scissors removed.
Hemostat
As a comedian he was a real cutup
Edward Scissor Stomach
maybe that should be the final step in an enhanced process
I’ve only caught a snip of his routine.
Awww cut it out
... hope he didn’t run with those scissors ...
Could have been really dangerous. He could have been Kenyan.
"Hey, look, he's doing an "Aliens" impersonation! Hahaha!"
Hey, he got a free surgical tool.
Surprised he never got an xray in 18 years. Or ultrasound or anything. A bright flashlight, sheesh!
Agreed. Hemostats -- left clamped -- that later failed due to stress-concentrated corrosion.
If they had remained intact, they would not be the serious threat presented by the two sharp, broken ends. IMO, they had to remove them -- in their present, dangerous condition...
When my wife had her (planned) caesarean, the doc and surgical assistant counted and took stock of every single item before they sewed her up.
It was interesting; they went down a list.
I got to observe it all, and the doc, who was afraid of fainting dads in the OR, asked me part way through if I was OK, and I said “I lost my watch”.
lol.
Hopefully the doc had his when he left.....
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