Saturday, March 29, 2008

27 nails removed from stomach of Quang Ninh man


The general hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh said that they saved a man who swallowed 27 nails.
The victim, Chu Van Truong, 26, experienced stomachache and was diagnosed with gastric haemorrhage.Doctors discovered something in his belly when taking an X-ray, so they performed surgery and took out 27 nails each 3 cm long.

The nails had been in his belly for two years, but he refused to explain why they can stay there.The patient recovered after the operation

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