GUANGZHOU, CHINA — 22-year-old Ms. Lu went to the hospital complaining about some nagging pains after she swallowed a straw, but not all is as it seems.<br /><br />She said she was drinking a bubble tea when she suddenly swallowed the straw, however, on examination, the medical team discovered it was definitely not a straw. <br /><br />The woman was immediately taken for scans at the Third Affiliated Hospital of South Medical University in Guangzhou, where doctors found a long plastic tube measuring 30 centimeters in length and 1.9 centimeters thick, deep in her esophagus and stomach. <br /><br />Fortunately, Doctor Yue Hui removed the mysterious tube from her esophagus, pulling it out through her mouth.<br /><br />The doctor explained that the woman suffered from stomach ulcers as a result of the tube, however, she is expected to make a full recovery.
