A PATIENT in a Tokyo hospital has been left with serious burns after she farted during an operation that ignited the surgeon's laser. The woman was undergoing surgery at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital which involved a laser being applied to her cervix and lower part of her uterus. 1 The woman, in her 30s, was undergoing surgery at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital Credit: Getty Images A report into the incident ruled a leak of the woman's intestinal gas was responsible for the incident. Combined with the surgical laser it sparked a fire which seriously burnt her legs and waist, reports Asahi Shimbun.

The incident occurred on 15 April of this year at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward but a committee has only just concluded its investigation.

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It found there were no flammable materials in the operating theatre and all equipment was functioning normally at the time.

The report concluded: “When the patient’s intestinal gas leaked into the space of the operation (room), it ignited with the irradiation of the laser, and the burning spread, eventually reaching the surgical drape and causing the fire.”

The woman, who is in her 30s, survived but her exact condition is not known.