Glass rectal foreign body

Case contributed by Zaki Alhashimalsayed
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Presented to the emergency department with bleeding per rectum after insertion of a glass tumbler per rectum. Multiple attempts by the patient to remove it were unsuccessful.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Rectal foreign body noted without evidence of perforation or obstruction. It has the shape of a tumbler with an obliquely directed fracture line suggesting it has cracked.

Case Discussion

The patient was taken to the operation room and under general anesthesia, the foreign body was successfully retrieved.

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