Chinese doctor removes over 100 fish bones from man's rectum
What's the story
In an unusual medical case, Chinese doctors have removed more than 100 fish bones from a man's rectum after he feasted on fish. The sexagenarian from Sichuan Province a week earlier had eaten two servings of boiled carp - bones and all, thinking he would pass them. However, he ended up seeking medical attention after complaining of acute pain while defecating, Global Times reported.
The procedure
Doctors pulled out around 100 needle-like bones in two hours
A CT scan showed tight clusters of fish bones stuck in his rectum. In the two-hour procedure, doctors worked to pull around 100 of the needle-like bones from the man's anus. "A patient with this many fish bones was a first for us. The most we've had to remove was around 10 or so," Huang Zhiyin, a doctor from West China Hospital said.
Details
It was a tricky procedure, say doctors
The doctor, Huang, explained it was a tricky procedure with a high risk of blood loss. "Because there were so many bones and his rectum was severely swollen, we couldn't get them all at once," he said. "So we asked him to return home to rest for a few days to see if he'd pass the rest on his own," Huang added.