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- A 35-year-old man in China was hospitalized after experiencing blood in his urine and difficulty urinating.
- Medical imaging revealed multiple metal objects embedded throughout his body, including a 1.4-inch pin near his heart.
- Surgeons successfully removed the pin from the pericardial membrane, though other objects remain in his body for monitoring.
- The patient, who has an intellectual disability, may have inserted the objects himself, a phenomenon known as self-embedding.
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- Ongoing medical monitoring of the remaining embedded metal objects
- Long-term assessment of the patient's heart function and mental health
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Named China · Albert Fish · New York Post
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