In 1983, a Japanese man with abdominal pain went to his local hospital, and was treated with a minor ulcer surgery. Despite the purportedly “corrective” procedure, the same man experienced similar abdominal pain…25 years later. Once again, the man sought out medical attention, but this time, his physicians proved more useful. Turns out that during his initial procedure back in 1983, his surgeons got lazy and didn’t feel like properly disposing of the surgical towel they had used, so they stuffed it inside him, sewed him up, and sent him on his way! Talk about quality care–yikes. source
