Thermometer Stuck In The lungs Women Over 44 Years

Thermometer Stuck In The lungs Women Over 44 Years - A woman in China has been living with a thermometer stuck in his lungs for 44 years. Miraculously, she did not feel anything even though the complaints of foreign objects that have been long in the body.

At the doctor in the People's Liberation Army No.. 535 Hospital in Huaihuadi, Hunan province, China, found the medical device worn along the 5 cm in the left lung of a woman during a routine examination.

Physicians can not recognize the medical device, but be identified woman named Liu said that it was a thermometer accidentally swallowed when he was 12 years old.

"He said when he was 12 years old has a fever. Family put a thermometer in his mouth to take his temperature, but instead swallowed a thermometer," said Yang Qihong, Liu neighbor, as reported by China Central Television (CCTV), Thursday (1/3/2012 ).

After swallowing the thermometer, the family who came from poor families can not afford the medical treatment needed to remove the thermometer. He was also not taken to the hospital.

According to Liu, the medical device remains in the lungs Liu for 44 years, but did not cause any complaints to date.

Doctors say if the thermometer is allowed to be in Liu's body, one day it will break and the mercury or mercury in the thermometer can cause serious damage to the health of Liu. Therefore, treatment is expected to be done to solve this problem Liu.