Peruvian doctors have extracted nearly 1.5 pounds of metal - nails, coins, rusted copper wire and scrap metal - from a man’s belly.
Requelme Abanto, 26, is a construction worker, who had been eating metals for quite some time. After the operation, Abanto said doctors called him a "hardware store", reported the Telegraph.
Appendicitis - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications and Prevention
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix with intense, migrating abdominal pain caused by obstruction due to tumors, feces, or infection.
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix with intense, migrating abdominal pain caused by obstruction due to tumors, feces, or infection.
He explained that initially they had thought Abanto had appendicitis, but they were baffled to have found "a hole in his stomach".
Dr Delgado added that Abanto’s mental health was being assessed.
Abdominal Pain
Most diseases of the abdominal viscera are associated with pain sometime during their course. A brief review of abdominal embryology and pain physiology will assist the clinician.
Most diseases of the abdominal viscera are associated with pain sometime during their course. A brief review of abdominal embryology and pain physiology will assist the clinician.
He revealed that he had swallowed 17 five-inch nails in a day, earlier in the year.
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