At the urgent reception, doctors have once again been convinced that Human creativity has no borders. He came to the hospital A 62-year-old man with severe pain in the rectum area. He admitted to the doctors that he had a foreign object in his body, he reports.
It turned out to be a flashing baby toy. A plastic ball with a diameter of 6.5 cm to him stuck deep in the rectum. The ball was transparent, with two cartoon faces, small metal balls inside and red liquid. During the examination, doctors found that it is approximately 7 cm from the anal opening. Colonoscopy revealed increased blood flow to the rectum area and mucosal swelling, as well as minor bleeding caused by rubbing the object by tissue.
A team of doctors decided for what the least invasive solution. They invented a handy way to remove the toy. First They disrupted the elastic surface to escape the air and liquid from the ball, and its volume has reduced. Then using the pliers and a special tool successfully pulled out.
After the procedure A check -up colonoscopy has been performed which It showed only a slight damage to the mucosa without further bleeding or any rupture. Thus, the procedure was declared a successful example of at least invasive intervention.
However, cases of unusual objects in the body are not a rarity in hospitals. Radologists have already documented in the past X -ray images of people, who in the rectum by mistake or curiosity has been inserted different objects – From deodorants, to bottles to whole oranges. One man even claimed that he accidentally “fell” to the major while cooking.
Bizarre cases also include Eggplant, sports drink bottle or improvised tool from tuba vitamins with a spray head. Doctors from the Radiopaedia portal report that most of such cases related to sexual experimentation. Older men are sometimes a effort Relax for constipation or prostate massage.
Doctors also warn that removing similar objects may be very demanding, It depends on theirs shape, material and angle in which they are located in the rectum. Ideally, they can be pulled out naturally through the rectum. However, in some cases Surgical surgery of the abdominal cavity (laparotomy) may also be necessary.
