Man coughs up screw after operation (metal, 2005)

cynthia79 · 10-14-2005, 04:46 AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four years ago, Etienne Verhees broke two vertebrae falling off a ladder, after which doctors put a metal plate in his neck to help heal the wound.
Man coughs up screw after operation

This week, the Belgian coughed up one of four screws used to hold the plate in place.

"I have had a cold for the past few days," Verhees told daily Gazet Van Antwerpen. "I had a terrible cough a few days ago. That's when I suddenly felt something in my mouth.

"It turned out to be a screw."

One of the doctors involved told the paper he assumed the screw had moved because of an infection Verhees suffered following a second operation, which caused his neck to swell.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051012/...lgium_screw_dc

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10-14-2005, 04:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
cynthia79 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	Man coughs up screw after operation BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four years ago, Etienne Verhees broke two vertebrae falling off a ladder, after which doctors put a metal plate in his neck to help heal the wound. Man coughs up screw after operation This week, the Belgian coughed up one of four screws used to hold the plate in place. "I have had a cold for the past few days," Verhees told daily Gazet Van Antwerpen. "I had a terrible cough a few days ago. That's when I suddenly felt something in my mouth. "It turned out to be a screw." One of the doctors involved told the paper he assumed the screw had moved because of an infection Verhees suffered following a second operation, which caused his neck to swell. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051012/...lgium_screw_dc if you enjoyed that story, check out this video that I found for added entertainment http://www.badongo.com/vid.php?file=..._report.wmv&s=