Man Has Scissors Removed From Him After 18-Year Stomach Ache

A man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which was left behind during a surgery 18 years ago, after suffering from a stomach ache that was nearly two decades in the making.
Ma Van Nhat, now 54, underwent surgery in 1998 after a car accident and only lately discovered that doctors had left an unwanted gift behind when they closed him up.

Doctors in Vietnam discovered the scissors near his colon after a recent ultrasound.
He had a three-hour operation at the weekend to remove the scissors.

Nhat had spent nearly two decades ‘eating, drinking and having a pretty normal life. The ultrasound that discovered the scissors only came about after Nhat reported stomach pains.

Officials said they were searching for the doctors who performed surgery in Bac Kan province in 1998, but have not yet tracked down any culprits.