This teen swallows 20 Cm Spoon to 3 Days Nested in the Stomach
Image of a spoon lodged in the abdomen.
YIWU - Doctors' team at a hospital in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China conducted a surgical removal of a spoon from inside the stomach of an 18-year-old student.
Reportedly, the student's daughter accidentally swallowed a spoon of metal along the 20 centimeters, until it entered his stomach.
X-rays obtained from the hospital show a spoon across the stomach of the teenager.
The team of doctors examine the image, before performing surgery.
As reported on page UPI, Thursday (4/27/2017), the team of doctors managed to lift the tool from the patient's stomach, through surgery for two hours, 9 April.
Doctors explain, the teenager had time to silence the spoon in the stomach for three days.
Therefore, the patient must complete the school exam, before seeking assistance to the hospital.