Stunned surgeons remove nuts, bolts and jewellery from a woman’s stomach
Stunned surgeons remove nuts, bolts and JEWELLERY from a woman’s stomach after she complained of abdominal pains
- Patient thought to suffer form acuphagia, which sees people eat sharp objects
- She’d consumed 1.5 kilogrammes (3.3 lbs) of objects, including zips and rope
- One digested safety pin was seen protruding from her lung in an urgent X-ray
- A native of Maharashtra, she was treated at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad
Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline
Stunned surgeons have removed around 3lbs (1.5kg) of nuts, bolts and jewellery from a woman’s stomach.
Doctors in India spent nearly three hours extracting the metal objects from the woman, identified only as Sangita.
Incredible X-ray images showed metal zippers, hairpins, copper rings and even safety pins inside her abdomen.
The medical team at Ahmadabad’s Civil Hospital even warned one of the safety pins was dangerously protruding from her lung.
Rare: Doctors at Ahmadabad’s Civil Hospital in western India spent three hours extracting nearly two kilos of nuts, bolts and jewellery from the patient, identified only as Sangita (L)
Medical professionals believe the forty-something patient suffers with a rare psychological condition called acuphagia.
She was admitted to hospital last month after complaining of abdominal pains, according to local reports.
‘The woman’s stomach had become rock-hard,’ said surgeon Dr Nitin Parmar, who performed the procedure.
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‘The X-ray revealed a large lump in her stomach while safety pins were protruding from her lung.
‘One pin had even punctured her stomach wall, prompting us to operate upon her immediately.’
Explaining her compulsion, he added: ‘Acuphagia is a rare disorder where people eat sharp [metal] objects and other indigestible items.’
Horde: An array of foreign objects, including metal zippers, hairpins, copper rings, rope and even safety pins, were recovered from the patient’s digestive system
According to additional reports, authorities are trying to find the woman’s relatives, but have so far been unsuccessful. She has been kept under observation and her condition is stable.
He said the condition was extremely rare and that the hospital only one case per year.
Local reports suggest authorities are trying to find the woman’s relatives, but have so far been unsuccessful.
She has been kept under observation and her condition is stable.
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, acuphagia is a category of the Pica condition.
Pica is described as ‘eating one or more non-nutritive, non-food substances over a period of one month’.
Other categories of the diagnosis include emetophagia (the voluntary consumption of vomit), xylophagia (wood or paper) and hyalophagia (glass).
WHAT IS PICA AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT AFFECT?
Pica is an eating disorder that is characterised by the desire to eat items with little or no nutritional value. These can include stones, sand, paint and dirt.
According to the National Eating Disorder Association, it is unclear how many people are affected by pica, but it’s more prevalent in developing countries.
It can cause a range of serious complications if the person is eating something that is poisonous or indigestible.
These include being poisoned by toxic ingredients and having a part of the body obstructed (which is often seen in people who eat hair).
It can also lead to excessive calorie intake, but also nutritional deprivation if the person eats a substance with no nutritional value instead of nutritious foods.
The person can also damage their teeth and be infected with parasites.
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