Doctors have saved a man who swallowed his mobile phone – after
surgically removing it. The 29-year-old prisoner was rushed to A&E
in Dublin after vomiting for four hours. Known to have psychiatric and
social issues, he told staff he had swallowed his mobile phone six hours
earlier.
At first, a chest X-ray showed the device was resting in the part of the
abdomen just above the stomach. Eight hours later, scans revealed the
phone had moved to his stomach but had not progressed into his bowel.
Surgeons tried to remove the device by putting a long, thin, tube with a camera on one end down his throat. But when they were unable to drag the mobile out safely, surgery was the only option
Surgeons tried to remove the device by putting a long, thin, tube with a camera on one end down his throat. But when they were unable to drag the mobile out safely, surgery was the only option
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