Scissors removed from man's stomach 18 years after surgical team accidentally left them in there
They've been in his abdomen since 1998
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A pair of scissors has been removed from the stomach of a Vietnamese man, 18 years after they were left inside him during an operation.
The 15-centimetre-long surgical scissors, by now rusty and broken, were successfully extracted from 54 year-old Ma Van Nhat at Bac Kan General Hospital on Saturday.
Nhat had a traffic accident in 1998, after which he required surgery at the same hospital in northern Vietnam.
Having recently experienced frequent sharp pains, Nhat had his stomach x-rayed and the film showed the scissors lying in his abdomen.
Before Saturday's operation he stood in front of the hospital displaying the scar from his original operation and the X-ray film showing the scissors.
He is now said to be steadily recovering.
Additional reporting by AP.
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