Foreign Body in Recto-Sigmoid colon: A Rare case report and its management

Abstract

Rectal foreign bodies are an increasingly common presentation to the Emergency department. It is essential for the surgeon to know how to deal with this presentation and the various approaches for retrieval. We present a rare case of a rectal foreign body without peritonitis which was successfully retrieved transanally. Post removal course was uneventful.

Keywords

• foreign body
• recto-sigmoid
• trans-anally