<p>A 62-year-old Chinese woman has undergone surgery to remove a bullet that had been lodged in her skull for 48 years without her knowledge.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The woman, identified by her surname Zhao, went to doctors after suffering from a chronic stuffy nose, headaches and swollen lymph nodes.<br /><br />Doctors at the First Hospital of China Medical University, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, discovered a metal object inside her nose.<br /><br />A bullet 2.5cm long and 0.5cm in diameter was then removed from her nose after surgery.<br /><br />Doctor who operated on Zhao did not cut her nose and upper lip to take out the bullet, but instead used a minimally invasive procedure.<br /><br />It was only after the surgery that Zhao realised that what she thought was a small stone that struck her right temple when she was 14 years old was actually a stray bullet, 'Want China Times' reported.<br /><br />"I am happy that the bullet did not kill me, I am grateful to it for allowing me to live and have the opportunity of my life with my family," Zhao said.<br /><br />Doctors believe Zhao survived because the bullet turned and eventually lodged in her nose and avoided damaging the brain.</p>
<p>A 62-year-old Chinese woman has undergone surgery to remove a bullet that had been lodged in her skull for 48 years without her knowledge.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The woman, identified by her surname Zhao, went to doctors after suffering from a chronic stuffy nose, headaches and swollen lymph nodes.<br /><br />Doctors at the First Hospital of China Medical University, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, discovered a metal object inside her nose.<br /><br />A bullet 2.5cm long and 0.5cm in diameter was then removed from her nose after surgery.<br /><br />Doctor who operated on Zhao did not cut her nose and upper lip to take out the bullet, but instead used a minimally invasive procedure.<br /><br />It was only after the surgery that Zhao realised that what she thought was a small stone that struck her right temple when she was 14 years old was actually a stray bullet, 'Want China Times' reported.<br /><br />"I am happy that the bullet did not kill me, I am grateful to it for allowing me to live and have the opportunity of my life with my family," Zhao said.<br /><br />Doctors believe Zhao survived because the bullet turned and eventually lodged in her nose and avoided damaging the brain.</p>