Unusual presentation of an abdominal foreign body: A case report

Authors

  • Ali Kamali Department of surgery, Shahid Beheshti hospital, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran
  • Emadoddin Moudi Department of Urology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran
Abstract:

Background: Insertion of rectal foreign bodies intentionally or unintentionally is not unusual. Case presentation: A 19-years-old unmarried male was admitted to our hospital due to a lump of left lower quadrant of abdomen. He denied sexual assault .The abdomen was soft on physical examination. Abdominal x-ray and CT scan showed a foreign body in lower abdomen and pelvis. The patient was operated and a slice of glass was extracted. Conclusion: In patients with rectal foreign body, the history is not always reliable and sexual assault may deny. The foreign object inserted in the rectum may migrate to peritoneal cavity without peritonitis.

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volume 8  issue None

pages  126- 128

publication date 2017-02

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