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From the "Annals of Surgery" (Nov 1976),

[approx today in history]...

 

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Perforations and foreign bodies of the rectum:

report of 28 cases (Barone, Sohn & Nealon

Of the 23 patients who presented with foreign bodies

lodged in the rectum, 15 patients were successfully

treated in the emergency room. Eight patients required

overnight hospitalization and removal the following day.

Four objects were removed in the endoscopy suite, and

the other four were extracted in the operating room

under general anesthesia. We have not found it necessary

to perform laparotomy and colotomy on any patient.

The foreign bodies consisted of 11 plastic batterypowered

vibrators of varying dimensions (Fig. 1),

five hard rubber phallus-like devices, two bananas, two

bottles, one plastic toothbrush package (Fig. 2), one

apple and one onion.