Nata25
04-17-2002, 09:07 AM
Hi, all<br /><br /> An appealing story, right?<br /><br />Patient having op on backside breaks wind, causing fire <br /><br />A Danish man having surgery on his backside broke wind and set his genitals alight.<br /><br />A surgeon was removing a mole on his backside with an electric knife when the man broke wind, lighting a spark.<br /><br />His genitals had been washed with surgical spirits and caught fire.<br /><br />He's suing the hospital for pain and suffering and loss of income.<br /><br />He says he had to take extra time off work and can't have sex with his wife. The hospital says it was an unfortunate accident.<br /><br />"When I woke up, my penis and scrotum were burning like hell," the man told Danish Newspaper BT.<br /><br />Surgeon Dr Jorn Kristensen said: "No-one considered the possibility the man would break wind during the operation, let alone that it would catch fire. It was an unfortunate accident."<br /><br />The 30-year-old patient said: "I've had to be booked off work for longer than expected and, besides the pain, I can't have sex with my wife."<br /><br />The operation which was being carried out at the Kjellerups hospital, was aborted immediately after the accident.<br /><br />Reports say it's unlikely the doctor will face disciplinary action.