A doctor from northern China removed a lighter that "could have exploded at any time" from a man's stomach.

The video, filmed in the city of Shenyang in Liaoning Province on November 22, shows a lighter trapped inside a young man's stomach.

The 25-year-old man reportedly swallowed the lighter by himself after drinking with his friends.

However, he did not go to hospital until he started to vomit as well as suffered stomachache when he went out to drink again after three days.

According to the doctor, it had a strong smell of fuel when the man burped during the check as the lighter had been eroded and the fuel had leaked out.

Finally, the doctor removed the lighter after 10 minutes of surgery.

近日，沈阳的一名小伙子，和朋友喝酒喝高兴了，竟把一只打火机吞了下去！吞下去后小伙子没着急，好几天都没去取，一只打火机，经过了两顿酒的浸泡，在三四天的时间里，开始显现它的威力，医生表示，打火机在胃里已经破损漏油，而这会造成胃黏膜溃疡、糜烂甚至穿孔。最终，医生用了10多分钟才将打火机取出。