This is the unfortunate moment a 60-year-old Chinese man had to rush to hospital after getting his penis stuck in a tiny steel ring in northwest China.The pensioner, who Chinese media claimed suffered a thought disorder, admitted that he hadmischievously put the ring on the penis at home on March 26.Firefighters and doctors joined forces using an industrial grinding machine to have the ring removed.The man is reported to have a mental illness that causes illogical thoughts,reportsqq.com.He was embarrassed to tell his family members and kept the ring on overnight.However, his family found out the next day and took him to Shaanxi's Hanzhong People's Hospital.His penis was so swollen that he was unable to urinate.Dr Zhang Gang, Urology surgeon at the hospital explained in the video that the ring restricted the blood flow to the penis causing it to swell and turn purple.As the doctors had no prior experience of a case like this, they contacted Hanzhong Firefighters for help.Footage shows the delicate operation. The pensioner was put under anesthesia while doctors used equipment to secure and widen the gap between the penis and the ring.Then, the firefighters used an industrial grinding machine to cut the ring off carefully.At the same time, the doctors used water to cool off the area.After an hour of attempted rescue, they had successfully removed the steel ring.Dr Zhang added: 'If the penis continues to swell and not have the ring removed in time, the surrounded cells and tissues would die. Then he would have his penis amputated.'