Rectal foreign bodies

Joel E Goldberg; Scott R Steele

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.004

Rectal foreign bodies

Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Feb;90(1):173-84, Table of Contents. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.004.

Authors

Joel E Goldberg¹, Scott R Steele

Affiliation

¹ Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. kelli.bullarddunn@roswellpark.org

PMID: 20109641
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.004

Abstract

Rectal foreign bodies present a difficult diagnostic and management dilemma because of delayed presentation, a variety of objects, and a wide spectrum of injuries. An orderly approach to the diagnosis, management, and post-extraction evaluation of the patient with a rectal foreign body is essential. This article outlines and describes the stepwise evaluation and management of the patient with a rectal foreign body. The authors also describe the varied techniques needed to successfully remove the different foreign bodies that may be encountered.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Device Removal
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Foreign Bodies* / classification
Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
Humans
Lacerations / etiology
Physical Examination
Radiography
Rectum* / diagnostic imaging
Rectum* / injuries
Sigmoidoscopy