Man in Vietnam inserts live eel up his rear, punctures his colon... and survives


The doctors discovered a live eel approximately 65cm long and 10cm in circumference in the patient’s abdominal cavity. - Photo: Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI: A 31-year-old Indian national in Vietnam nearly lost his life after inserting a live eel, approximately 65cm long, into his anus.

Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi on Monday (July 29) said that the hospital’s doctors successfully performed emergency surgery to save the patient’s life.

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