Successfully pick up the chopsticks in the stomach for 28 years

Surgeons in Shanghai, China recently successfully removed a chopstick from the stomach of a 50-year-old male after 28 years he swallowed it.


The Chinese daily reported that the chopsticks had settled in the stomach of the Zhang family for nearly three decades. However, it almost did not cause him any discomfort or trouble.

According to the Morning Post newspaper in the morning, Mr. Zhang thought he had completely digested the chopsticks until he started having stomach problems. He was finally taken to the hospital after suffering from abdominal pain.

The Post quoted Zhang Dongwei , one of Tongji Hospital's surgeons, after checking that the doctors discovered that the chopsticks had seriously ruined Mr. Zhang's stomach, causing lateral bleeding. in. The surgeons slowly took it out of Mr. Zhang's body through a small incision in his stomach.

The articles did not specify when the surgery took place or what chopsticks were made of wood, plastic or plastic. The media did not give any explanation as to why Mr. Zhang swallowed his chopsticks, but only emphasized that he was " in a state of agitation" at the time.