Woman to sue hospital after scissors left in her stomach

AN Australian woman is set to sue a Sydney hospital after a pair of scissors were left in her abdomen after surgery.

Pat Skinner, 69, had part of her colon removed at St George Hospital in May 2001. But she said that she continued to suffer intense pain in her abdomen for months after the operation.

Eventually, she demanded doctors X-ray her abdomen. They did and discovered the 6.7-inch scissors, which were removed in October 2002.