Shocking X-ray image shows five-year-old girl's stomach stuffed with 190 magnetic beads after she swallowed the toy balls while playing
- The child in China had the tiny magnetic balls stuck inside her for two months
- She was taken to hospital after her mother watched a clip warning about the toys
- X-ray shows a huge bundle of the beads stuck in the young patient's stomach
- Doctors performed two-hour emergency surgery to remove them from the girl
A five-year-old girl in China has had 190 magnetic beads removed from her stomach after she swallowed them while playing.
The toy balls had been stuck inside the child for two months before she was taken by her parents to a hospital for examination.
Medics were shocked to discover the tiny beads all bundled up inside the little girl's body while conducting an X-ray scan.
A five-year-old girl in China has 190 magnetic beads removed by doctors from her stomach after she swallowed them while playing. The picture shows an X-ray scan of the child's body
The young child had the toy balls stuffed inside her for two months before being taken by her parents to a hospital for examination. The picture shows the beads after they were removed
The incident was brought to light when the parent recently took her daughter to seek medical attention at the Jinan Children's Hospital in eastern Chinese province Shandong.
The mother told the doctors that the little girl had swallowed about 50 magnetic beads, also known as the Buckyballs, while playing with the toys two months ago.
Despite being aware of the situation, the parents did not pay too much attention to it and thought these tiny balls would be pooped out eventually, according to a report from the hospital.
The young girl was said to have not felt any discomfort or pain while having the Buckyballs stuffed inside her.
The child was finally taken to the Jinan hospital for examination after her mother watched a social media video warning parents about the danger of these toy beads, said the hospital
An image released by the medical facility shows the toys being 'fished out' in batches after the surgeons use a net to scoop them up. The young girl in China is believed to have recovered
The child was finally taken to the Jinan hospital for examination after her mother watched a social media video warning parents about the danger of youngsters swallowing these toy beads, said the hospital.
Medics were shocked to discover a huge bundle of the toy balls lodged in the little girl's stomach during an X-ray scan.
The youngster was immediately scheduled to undergo an emergency operation to remove the magnetic balls.
An image released by the medical facility shows the toys being 'fished out' in batches after the surgeons use a net to scoop them up.
A total of 190 magnetic beads, nearly four times more than what the parent claimed, were removed from the little patient's body after the two-hour surgery.
The child was extremely lucky as the toy balls did not cause any damage to her organs, doctors said.
She is believed to have been discharged from the hospital following the successful operation.
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