Rectal Foreign Body Removal in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

Introduction: Rectal foreign bodies (RFB) pose a challenge to emergency physicians. Patients are not often forthcoming, which can lead to delays to intervention. Thus, RFBs require a heightened clinical suspicion. In the emergency department (ED), extraction may require creative methods to prevent n...

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Main Authors: Samuel Nesemann, Kimberly A. Hubbard, Mehdi I. Siddiqui, William G. Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-08-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6562j95b