A doctor from northern China removed a lighter that "could have exploded at any time" from a man's stomach.<br /><br />The video, filmed in the city of Shenyang in Liaoning Province on November 22, shows a lighter trapped inside a young man's stomach. <br /><br />The 25-year-old man reportedly swallowed the lighter by himself after drinking with his friends.<br /><br />However, he did not go to hospital until he started to vomit as well as suffered stomachache when he went out to drink again after three days. <br /><br />According to the doctor, it had a strong smell of fuel when the man burped during the check as the lighter had been eroded and the fuel had leaked out. <br /><br />Finally, the doctor removed the lighter after 10 minutes of surgery.