Retained rectal foreign body with rectal perforation; a complication of the traditional management of haemorrhoids: a case report.
Retained rectal foreign bodies are most commonly seen in homosexuals and after assault. A few have been reported after self-treatment of anorectal conditions and prostatic massage. Harmful traditional medical practices have been reported in many communities in Africa but therapeutic anal insertion of foreign bodies for the management of haemorrhoids is rare. We present a patient with features of peritonitis following insertion of a wine bottle into his rectum in an attempt to manage his prolapsed haemorrhoids.
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 5292, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. tunde_olaoye_dr@yahoo.com.
Iyiade Olatunde
IO
Olaoye
Micheal Dapo
MD
Adensina
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries*
Broken bottle; foreign body; rectal perforation; traditional practice