14-month-old survives chopstick up nose

Chinese toddler given surgery after chopstick goes into his brain.

13 Jan 2010

A 14-month-old boy is recovering from surgery after a chopstick was removed from his nose and brain. The boy had been playing with the chopstick when he accidentally fell on it. The stick went up his nose and lodged inside his brain.

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