DIY enthusiast finds nail inside head
Yahoo!7 and agencies January 5, 2014, 1:37 pm
A Chinese DIY enthusiast is recovering in hospital after finding a seven-and-a-half centimetre nail inside his head.
Yang Yi Kui, 55, from Jiangsu province, had been using a cutting machine when he was unknowingly pierced.
"The nail that got stuck in the cutting machine flew out when I turned on the machine. It ripped into my head and left a small hole on the skin," Yang told Sky News.
Because the nail flew so quickly and only left a minor mark, Yang was unaware he had been pierced.
It was only when he reported feeling ill and underwent a CT scan that the nail was discovered by doctors.
Yang Yi Kui recovers in hospital following surgery to remove a nail. Photo: Youtube
"The nail penetrated his eye socket and reached the petrosal bone after passing through the middle cranial fossa," neurosurgeon Luo Liangsheng said.
"If we pulled the nail out directly, the surgical risk would be quite high, because the great vessels and nerves might be hurt during the process."
The nail unknowingly wedged into Yang Yi Kui's head measured nearly 8 centimetres. Photo: Youtube
Sky News reports Yang is in a stable condition following surgery.
His vision was not affected.
