A 51-year-old man in Japan survived after doctors found 1,894 coins inside his stomach. The patient, who had schizophrenia, arrived at the hospital with severe pain and symptoms of fatigue. After conducting tests, they discovered a huge accumulation of coins weighing more than 8 kilos.
Specialists determined that the coins had perforated part of the stomach due to the pressure and accumulated weight. Given the seriousness of the case, the man had to undergo emergency surgery to remove all the coins.
The medical study explained that this disorder, known as pica, causes some people to consume non-edible objects. Although similar cases already existed, the doctors noted that this was one of the largest quantities of coins extracted from a patient recorded in the medical literature.