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October 9, 2012 12:50 am PDT
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Girl's stomach removed after liquid nitrogen cocktail drunk
The BBC's Amy Gladwell: "If swallowed, liquid nitrogen can cause cold burns to the mouth, throat and stomach, killing the tissue. As the frozen vapour hits the stomach it rapidly warms, releasing large volumes of air which can burst the stomach. Doctors performed emergency surgery to remove Gaby Scanlon's stomach, an operation known as a [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/D0HHRy5GhHo/girls-stomach-removed-after.html
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