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Man Retrieves 12cm Chopstick After Eight Years in Throat

3/19/2026

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Wang, a man in China, had a 12-centimeter metal chopstick lodged in his throat for eight years.
He accidentally swallowed the chopstick while eating and drinking alcohol and initially declined surgery.
Doctors at Dalian Municipal Central Hospital performed a minimally invasive operation to retrieve the chopstick.
This incident follows a separate case in Anhui province where a 64-year-old man had a toothbrush removed from his stomach after 52 years.

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Story summary

Wang, a man in China, had a 12-centimeter metal chopstick lodged in his throat for eight years.
He accidentally swallowed the chopstick while eating and drinking alcohol and initially declined surgery.
Doctors at Dalian Municipal Central Hospital performed a minimally invasive operation to retrieve the chopstick.
This incident follows a separate case in Anhui province where a 64-year-old man had a toothbrush removed from his stomach after 52 years.