Chinese boy’s swollen abdomen leads to doctor, who discovers he has swallowed a gold bar
At first, medical team opts for conservative treatment, provides medications to induce diarrhoea, hoping gold bar would be passed naturally
An 11-year-old boy in eastern China, who ingested a 100-gram gold bar while playing at home, has captured the attention of mainland social media after being hospitalised.
The precious metal was successfully removed by doctors at a prominent medical centre in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, following surgery in early April, as reported by the Modern Express.
After swallowing the gold bar, the boy, surnamed Qian, informed his parents that he felt a slight swelling in his stomach, though he did not experience any discomfort elsewhere in his body.
Concerned, his parents promptly took him to the Suzhou University Affiliated Children’s Hospital for a thorough check-up.
An X-ray examination revealed a high-density metallic object lodged in the boy’s intestinal tract.
Initially, doctors considered a conservative approach, given that the boy did not exhibit severe symptoms. They prescribed medications to induce diarrhoea, hoping the gold bar would be naturally expelled.