Foreign Body Removal, Rectum: Multimedia

References

1. Rodríguez-Hermosa JI, Codina-Cazador A, Ruiz B, Sirvent JM, Roig J, Farrés R. Management of foreign bodies in the rectum. Colorectal Dis. Jul 2007;9(6):543-8. [Medline].

2. Lake JP, Essani R, Petrone P, Kaiser AM, Asensio J, Beart RW Jr. Management of retained colorectal foreign bodies: predictors of operative intervention. Dis Colon Rectum. Oct 2004;47(10):1694-8. [Medline].

3. Management of rectal foreign bodies. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 4th. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2004:875-7.

4. Hellinger MD. Anal trauma and foreign bodies. Surg Clin North Am. Dec 2002;82(6):1253-60. [Medline].

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Further Reading

National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics: Rectal Foreign Body

Keywords

rectal foreign body, object in rectum, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, foreign body, anus, anal foreign body, rectum, digital rectal examination, DRE, foreign body removal

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Victoria L Hogan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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