Foreign bodies in the rectum: An analysis of 30 patients
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Cemil ÇALIŞKAN, Özer MAKAY, Özgür FIRAT, A. Can Karaca, Zekeriya Erhan AKGÜN, Mustafa Ali KORKUT
Surgery Today, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 41, pp 795-800
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-009-4362-5
Summary
A foreign body in the rectum is a rare clinical entity. These foreign bodies can be classified under two major groups: the ones that are inserted from the anus and the ones that are swallowed and thereafter become stuck in the rectum.