DISCUSSION The varied reasons for insertion of a rectal foreign body are well documented.
2, 3 These include criminal assault, self-treatment, sexual gratification and even the …

A woman presented to the emergency department, having inserted a vibrator without
batteries into her rectum after her 47th birthday celebrations. There were no other symptoms …

A46-year-old woman without prior abdominal sur-gery presented to the emergency room
with 7 days of crampy, low abdominal pain that had worsened over the past 48 hours. She …

A 45-year-old man had previously been diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the
transverse colon and underwent a right hemicolectomy. Four days after this procedure, he …

A 58-year-old woman had an open repair of a 6-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Intraoperatively she was given 60 g of mannitol to promote diuresis. Large amounts of fluid …

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, bilirubin, alkaline
phosphatase, and liver enzymes were elevated. A computed tomography (CT) scan …

Background: We present our experience with an as yet undescribed type of intentionally
ingested metallic foreign body that was specially designed to arrest in its passage and …

A 70-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension was
admitted to our hospital with intermittent bloody stools for 1 year. She also reported lower …

The management of foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract is not standardized. Foreign
body ingestions in prisoners are always intentional and inmates can be manipulative, which …

Transanal endoscopic modalities for rectal diseases have been well established (1).
Retained colorectal foreign bodies are frequent, although often unreported. Patients present …