As a surgeon, what is the most dangerous thing you have ever encountered inside a patient's body?

 I am performing surgery to remove/remove a patient's kidney.

The patient had several previous kidney surgeries and at that time the kidneys were simply a nest of disease – no longer functioning.

The patient asked me to remove/lift the kidney.

I removed the kidney laparoscopically and opened it up to see what was inside.

I found this:

I was very surprised.

It was a laser fiber cable that broke inside the patient during surgery by another surgeon 18 years ago. The cable remained and formed a stone, causing persistent infection.

After the surgery, I informed the patient of my discovery - he immediately knew which surgeon had caused it.

It is very sad that your kidney is damaged and your life is affected because of a bad surgeon who has no ethics.

He could have referred the patient to someone else to have the problem resolved before the damage became permanent.

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