title: Endoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies from the rectum.
abstract: A technique is described and illustrated by case reports wherein removal of foreign bodies of the rectum is simplified by using the flexible sigmoidscope. Evidence from the literature indicates that delayed perforation is rare in this situation, and that outpatient management would suffice for most patients.
authors: Division of Colorectal Surgery, Allentown Affiliated Hospitals, Pennsylvania.
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Kantarian
authors: R D
authors: RD
authors: Riether
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Sheets
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Stasik
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Rosen
authors: I T
authors: IT
authors: Khubchandani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum; D020694:Sigmoidoscopes; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy