Doctors remove 40 knives from man's stomach in India

A man in India spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed from his stomach, according to Dr. Jatinder Malhotra who led the operation.

Doctors removed 40 knives from a man's stomach in India.

He said "In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it."

The five-hour operation took place Friday in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, a Sikh holy city in the state of Punjab. 



Malhotra said they found foldable knives, which when fully extended were about seven inches long.

"He [the patient] says he swallowed some knives folded, and some unfolded. When we took out the knives -- some were found folded, some were open, and some had even started rusting and were broken," Malhotra said.

The patient who is a 42-year old father of 2 said he is feeling much better. "I'm sorry I let my family down. I'll be forever thankful to doctors and hospital staff for saving my life," he said.

Malhotra says the patient is now "out of danger" and is set to be discharged in a couple of days.

Two doctors at the hospital said he won't be discharged until he's cleared by psychiatrists, which is set to happen in a couple of days.

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