Blow as well as pull: an innovative technique for dealing with a rectal foreign body.
Removal of a rectal foreign body (FB) has become increasingly common in the recent times. Nature of rectal FB is limited only by the imagination of the patient concerned. Many techniques have been described for removal and various theories have been put forward to explain the mechanics of the procedure. We report a case where a new technique had been employed.
Manimaran
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Department of Colorectal Surgery, Queen's Hospital, Burton On Trent, UK. marangeetha@hotmail.com
Shorafa
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Eccersley
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D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011351:Proctoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012007:Rectum; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome