This is one of a series of position statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common
clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for …

Rectal foreign bodies represent a challenging and unique field of colorectal trauma. The
approach includes a careful history and physical examination, a high index of suspicion for …

Background Entrapped anorectal foreign bodies are being encountered more frequently in
clinical practice. Although entrapped foreign bodies are most often related to sexual …

In the United States, 1500 people die each year due to ingested foreign bodies (FBs). 1
Eighty percent of FB ingestions occur in young children who swallow small objects such as …

Few authors have proposed therapeutic protocols to manage retained rectal foreign bodies
(RFBs). All patients with retained RFBs in hospitals across Trinidad and Tobago over 5 …

Retained rectal foreign body is not an uncommon condition, but reliable epidemiological
data are not available. The diagnosis and management can present a significant challenge …

Anorectal emergencies comprise a wide variety of diseases that share common symptoms,
ie, anorectal pain or bleeding and might require immediate management. While most of the …

INTRODUCTION: Rectal foreign bodies (RFB) present the modern surgeon with a difficult
management dilemma, as the type of object, host anatomy, time from insertion, associated …

AIM To highlight the rising trend in hospital presentation of foreign bodies retained in the
rectum over a 5-year period. METHODS Retrospective review of the cases of retained rectal …

Interventions: Under general anesthesia, she underwent laparoscopic removal of the rectal
foreign body, pelvic adhesiolysis, pelvic cyst resection, and ileostomy combined with …