A man in India spent two months
swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed from his
stomach, according to the doctor who led the operation.
“He had a wild urge to consume metal. Even for us, the experienced surgeons, it was frightening,” Dr. Jatinder Malhotra told CNN.
“We were so nervous… a small mistake could have taken the patient’s
life. In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it,”
he added.
Malhotra said it took his team about two days to form a diagnosis and surgery plan and the operation lasted for five hours.
He revealed that they found foldable knives, which when fully extended were about seven inches long.
“The patient told us that he swallowed
some knives folded and some unfolded. When we took out the knives, some
were found folded, some were open, and some had even started rusting and
were broken,” the doctor said.
The patient, a 42-year-old father of two, told CNN he’s feeling much better.
“I’m sorry I let my family down. I’ll be
forever thankful to doctors and hospital staff for saving my life,” he
said. “I don’t know why I used to swallow knives, I just enjoyed its
taste and was addicted,” he added.
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