Rectal foreign body

Unusual Retained Rectal Foreign Body

The authors report the case of a 37 year-old man, resdent in prison, that was brought to the emergency room, ith a suspected six day rectal foreign body retention, that he patient stated to be a deodorant cap. There was no elevant medical history except for prior consumption of rugs, and the guards who accompanied him denied current ossession of illicit substances. The patient reported abdomnal...

Intussuscepted intestine through a rectal foreign body.

R ectal foreign bodies are an unfortunate source of both humour and clinical intrigue for the surgical community. Since their initial description in the 16th century, their management has evolved substantially. Assuming a patient does not present with peritonitis, the therapeutic algorithm typically begins with sedation and a bedside attempt at extraction. Failing this, the patient is transferr...

Novel Approach to Rectal Foreign Body Extraction

INTRODUCTION The impacted rectal foreign body often poses a management challenge. Ideally, such objects are removed in the emergency department utilizing a combination of local anesthesia, sedation, minimal instrumentation, and manual extraction. In some instances, simple manual extraction is unsuccessful and general anesthesia may be necessary. We describe a novel approach to retrieval and rem...

Rectal Foreign Body: A Surgical Challenge

Rectal foreign bodies present the modern surgeon with a difficult management dilemma. Reluctance to seek medical help and to provide details about the incident often makes diagnosis difficult. Management of these patients may be challenging, as presentation is usually delayed after multiple attempts at removal by the patient themselves. Here we present a case of 35 year old male who presented i...

Removal of impacted rectal foreign body with obstetric forceps.