Chopsticks swallowed to spite wife

Source:Jinling Evening Post-Global Times Published: 2013-9-26 22:23:03

Doctors finally removed a chopstick lodged in the throat of a man in Jurong, Jiangsu Province, who intentionally swallowed the utensil during an argument with his wife five days earlier, local media reported on Thursday.

The 40-year-old man surnamed Zhang was brought to a nearby Jiangsu provincial hospital, where doctors spent hours delicately extracting the 12-centimeter stainless steel chopstick he had shoved down his gullet as an act of anger.

Despite urging from his wife, Zhang refused to go to the hospital and only sought medical treatment when he began to feel pain three days later.

Zhang then had to wait another two days as hospitals in his area were ill-equipped for surgery.

Zhang was in grave danger as the chopstick had caused an infection in his chest.

Fortunately, doctors got the chopstick out from his gullet in time with the help of an x-ray to locate its exact whereabouts, saving Zhang from a more risky open-chest surgery.

Jinling Evening Post

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