Surgical forceps left in woman’s stomach

 France - A woman, whose coughing fit exposed a pair of surgical forceps left in her stomach five months ago, said she is still waiting for an apology from her doctor. The shocking sight of a metal tip poking out of her belly button explained the weeks of agony the 31-year-old from Lyon, eastern France - identified only as Anne - had endured following an otherwise successful tummy tuck operation. But far from being sorry about the medical mishap, her surgeon Dr Bernard Dessapt from Lyon’s Natecia Clinic tried to make light of the incident, even delaying the removal of the forceps because “another 24 hours would not change her life.”  More…