title: [An unusual case of a screwdriver found in rectum].
abstract: The presence of foreign bodies in the rectum is not an entirely rare cause for patients to seek hospital if the foreign body is stuck. Complications are rare (< 1%) but potentially severe, since intraabdominal perforations can occur. We report a case of a 58 year-old male presenting with an abscess in the left gluteal region caused by a perforating screwdriver in the rectosigmoideum. The screwdriver was removed during a laparotomy and he got a temporary stoma but made complete recovery, and a stoma reversal was planned. The risk of insufficient patient counselling due to taboos is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenheden, Kirurgisk Sektion, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. lenspa02@heh.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Lene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spanager
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging