Doctors were puzzled after finding hundreds of coins, nails, batteries and fragments of glass in a man’s stomach. Burhan Demir – from Ipekyolu, Turkey – took his younger brother to the hospital after complaining of abdominal pain. But when doctors performed an endoscopy with ultrasound and x-rays, they were surprised to find 233 objects in the 35-year-old’s stomach. These included one pound coins, batteries, magnets, nails, pieces of glass, stones and screws. The surgeons later removed the objects from the patient, who was named only Z. One surgeon – known only as Dr Binici – said: “During the operation, we saw that one or two of the nails had passed through the stomach wall. “We saw that there were two metal pieces and two stones of different sizes in the large intestine. “We found that there were batteries, magnets, nails, coins, pieces of glass and screws. We completely cleaned his stomach. So many coins, batteries, magnets, nails, pieces of glass, stones and screws were removed (Image: Newsflash) Doctors treated the man in the hospital (Image: Newsflash) The X-ray image made an interesting projection (Image: Newsflash) “It is not a condition that we see in adults, it is mainly in childhood and foreign bodies that are swallowed unconsciously. “It can be seen in psychiatric patients, prisoners or cases of adult abuse.” Burhan told local media: “He was referred to this hospital. “After the tests performed here, he underwent surgery and these objects were removed from his stomach.” It is not clear when the operation took place, but the story was reported in the local media on June 15. Burhan added: “I thank the doctors for their attention and support.” Contact our news team by emailing us at [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
