Doctors remove coconut lodged in man's rectum in Taiwan
In a medical intervention that garnered attention, surgeons in Taiwan successfully extracted a coconut lodged in a man's rectum.
The incident, detailed in the British Journal of Surgery, shed light on the risks associated with such occurrences.
A 56-year-old man, whose identity remains undisclosed, presented at a hospital in Taiwan after experiencing severe abdominal pain and urinary difficulties.
Despite enduring two days of discomfort, the man did not disclose the reason behind inserting the coconut into his rectum.
Upon examination, medical scans revealed the coconut's presence, causing compression of the urethra and obstructing normal urinary function. In response, surgeons at E-Da Hospital in Kaohsiung City performed a laparotomy to extract the coconut, measuring 7.5cm by 5.7cm.
The specific date of the incident was not disclosed in the case report. However, the recovery period following laparotomy typically spans between six to eight weeks, with hospitalization lasting up to five days, as per NHS guidelines.
Historical records of similar incidents date back centuries, with reports ranging from corks to plastic aerosol caps found in intimate areas.
NHS data indicates approximately 400 cases of foreign objects lodged in English anuses annually, incurring significant healthcare costs.
