- Doctors had to operate on the man to remove the pumpkin.
Shocked doctors had to operate on a farmer after discovering he had a 18-inch vegetable stuck in his bum.
The 60-year-old patient, from Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh in India, called an ambulance to his farm on Sunday after… Suffering from severe stomach pain.
Once at the hospital, doctors were shocked when an X-ray revealed the cause of the anonymous man’s discomfort.
A giant vegetable, a milk gourd or lauki as it is known locally, had entered through his rectum and got stuck in his anal cavity, pressing on his abdomen and causing him severe pain.
Surgeons at Chhatarpur District Hospital (DHC) performed a marathon two-and-a-half-hour operation to remove the foreign object.
Shocked doctors pulled a 45cm vegetable out of a farmer’s backside. The 60-year-old patient, whose name was not given, had called an ambulance after suffering from severe stomach pain.
The man had to undergo surgery to remove the elongated green vegetable (pictured). Doctors said the man suffered some complications during the operation, but said he is now in stable condition and recovering.
The hospital has launched an investigation to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.
Dr Nandkishore Jatav, who operated on the patient, said: ‘A patient with abdominal complaints came to us after first going to the Mission Hospital, where the doctor refused to treat him. He then visited the district hospital.
‘After a thorough examination, it was discovered that the patient had a very high blood sugar level (544 mg/dl). In this case, the procedure was completed once the sugar was under control after administering medication.
‘In addition, the large intestine was ruptured, but it was healed and, for the moment, the anus was formed through the stomach.
“During the examination it was discovered that a pumpkin had been introduced into the rectum. After being admitted, the membrane was ruptured during the procedure.”
Doctors said that during the procedure, a membrane ruptured, leading to complications.
With the help of two additional doctors, a pumpkin measuring approximately 45 centimeters long was successfully removed, according to Jatav.
He added: “The vegetable was about a foot and a half long.”
They said the elderly man is currently in stable condition and recovering well under the care of doctors.
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