Huge live fish is removed from a man's intestine

South America:

A man was force to undergo radical surgery to have
a live fish removed from his intestine.
Graphic footage shows the man from Londrina,
Brazel,having an operation to remove a South
American  lungfish from his body

In the horrific clip ,a surgeon pulls out the  eel-
like fish,known to grow up to a length of 125cm .
which had apparently burrowed into the man's body.

It can be seen being taken from his abdomen and
wrapped in a cloth,mirculously ,the fish was still
very much alive when it was removed and can be
wri ggling around.

One report suggests it was 2ft long although
this was not been verified.
The creature later had to euthanised according
to the Brazilian new website.

The unidentified man .who has recovered from
the operation has since made a formal complaint
after staff at Hospital University in Londrina
filmed the surgery.

During the operation ,doctors can be heard
laughing as the wriggling fish is surgically
removed .
News reports suggest Nadina Moreno
dean of the University has now banned the
use of cell phone inside the surgical centres as
result.

The news comes after a man in China's
southeastern Guangdong province also
underwent surgery to remove a live  eel
from his intestine  last year.

A doctor at the Shunde People's Hospital
posted a photo of a one kilogram eel that
 was surgically removed from a patient's guts.

The 39 year old man refused to elaborate
on how an aquatic animal ended up
swimming around inside him'