119 rusty nails removed from woman's stomach

Vietnamese doctors removed 119 rusty nails from a mentally-ill woman’s stomach, after she apparently swallowed them months ago, a doctor said today.

Vietnamese doctors removed 119 rusty nails from a mentally-ill woman’s stomach, after she apparently swallowed them months ago, a doctor said today.

The 43-year-old woman arrived at Hospital No. 121 in southern Can Tho City on Wednesday, complaining of bad stomach ache.

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