6.5cm acupuncture needle found from lung

6.5cm acupuncture needle found from lung
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Summary Acupuncture needle was found from Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woos lung.

He was admitted to hospital with a bad cough and ended up on the operating table to remove an acupuncture needle from his right lung.Roh, 78, was released from Seoul National University Hospital after surgery to remove the 6.5 cm needle. Doctors are confused that how the needle ended up in the lung as acupuncturists say that none of their procedures involve penetrating the lung.Roh has been in poor health since 2002 when he received surgery for prostate cancer.

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