Doctors Remove 50 Foreign Objects from Man’s Stomach in Rare India Surgery

Surgeons in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, have successfully extracted dozens of foreign objects from the stomach of a man in what is being described as one of the most baffling medical cases in recent years.

According to *The Times of India*, the 40-year-old patient from Bulandshahr was admitted to hospital after suffering from excruciating abdominal pain.

Medical scans revealed an astonishing collection of items inside his body, including **29 steel spoons, 19 toothbrushes, and two pens**.

The emergency surgery was carried out by a team led by Dr. Shyam Kumar. He explained that the procedure was highly delicate, as each object had to be removed individually to avoid damaging vital organs. “The sheer number of items was beyond anything we had imagined.

It was both rare and extremely challenging,” Dr. Kumar said.

The patient, who had earlier been enrolled in a de-addiction facility in Ghaziabad, later told doctors he resorted to swallowing objects after feeling neglected and mistreated at the rehabilitation centre.

His act was reportedly a form of self-harm driven by frustration and emotional distress.

Fortunately, the man survived the ordeal and has since been discharged in stable condition.

This case adds to a growing list of unusual surgical extractions in India. In 2022, doctors in Muzaffarnagar removed 63 spoons from the stomach of a man named Vijay, also linked to substance abuse and treatment at a rehabilitation centre.

Similarly, in 2019, a patient in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district was found with spoons, screwdrivers, a kitchen knife, and even a door latch lodged inside his stomach—later attributed to a severe psychiatric disorder.

Medical experts say such incidents highlight the urgent need for better mental health care and stronger monitoring systems in rehabilitation centres, as patients struggling with addiction and psychological distress often resort to extreme, life-threatening behaviours.