An X-ray showed the 4-cm bar lodged in her stomach. Doctors retrieved it within minutes despite narrow operating conditions. The child has recovered and her vital signs are stable

Beijing: A shocking incident has come to light from China, a minor girl swallowed a 50-gram gold bar in northern China. The 5-year-old was hospitalised at Beijing Children's Hospital last Sunday (Aug 16) after her condition became critical. The heavy, dense gold bar risked scratching her stomach lining, threatening severe internal bleeding and organ perforation.

The incident took place when the girl reportedly swallowed the gold bar while playing at home, according to a South China Morning Post report. The small gold bar measured 4 cm in length and remained lodged in the stomach after the girl's consumption, as an X-ray revealed. Fortunately, the 4 cm-long bar was retrieved successfully by doctors in hospital.

A team of doctors retrieved the bar within a few minutes. Despite the gold bar being lodged in the girl's gastric cavity, a space that offered extremely narrow operating conditions. The girl has recovered as well and is showing all stable vital signs.

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