title: Visual diagnosis: Rectal foreign body: A primer for emergency physicians.
abstract: We present a case that is occasionally seen within emergency departments, namely a rectal foreign body. After presentation of the case, a discussion concerning this entity is given, with practical information on necessity of an accurate and thorough history and removal of the object for clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100186, Gainesville 32610, FL, USA. bdesai@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desai