Doctors at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Hospital in Saudi Arabia's Al Ahsa province removed a bulb which had been in the stomach of an Asian expatriate for 11 years, according to Sabq newspaper.
They conducted an urgent surgery on the patient after scans revealed the presence of a strange object in his abdomen, close to his colon.
The man, who is now 21 years old, claimed that he swallowed the bulb at the age of 10.
He will remain under observation to avert any complications and will be discharged after a full recovery, according to the newspaper.