"Man Who Visited Hospital for Stomach Pain After Quitting Alcohol... Stomach Filled with Nails and Screws"

Removed Foreign Object After Surgery Lasting Over 3 Hours

Metal objects removed from the stomach of a man living in Lithuania. / Photo by Twitter capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] A Lithuanian man who visited a hospital due to severe abdominal pain was shocked when more than 1 kg of metal objects were found inside his stomach.

On the 5th (local time), according to British media 'The Guardian' and others, a man identified as Mr. A, residing in Lithuania, visited a hospital in Klaipeda, a Baltic port city, on the 1st after experiencing severe abdominal pain.

Medical staff took an X-ray of the man's abdomen, and as a result, discovered a considerable amount of metal objects including nails, screws, and knives inside his stomach. The sizes varied widely, ranging from 2 mm to as large as 10 cm, and the total weight of the objects was reported to be close to 1 kg.

The medical team immediately performed surgery, and after more than three hours, they were able to remove all the metal objects from Mr. A's stomach.

After the surgery, Mr. A surprised the medical staff by confessing, "I swallowed metal objects for a month after quitting drinking."

Sarunas Deidenas, a surgeon at the hospital who performed the operation, explained in an interview with local media, "We conducted the surgery for three hours while comparing the X-ray images, and we were able to remove every foreign object, even the smallest one, from the patient's stomach."

He added, "It is a very unusual case," expressing his astonishment.

The hospital did not disclose detailed personal information about Mr. A to protect his privacy. Instead, they released photos of the surgical tray filled with nails, screws, and other metal objects.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that Mr. A, who underwent the three-hour surgery, is currently in a stable condition.

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