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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Colorectal foreign bodies are frequently encountered in emergency departments.
  • Delayed consultation for these cases may potentially lead to adverse outcomes.
  • Extraction, even for low-lying objects, presents challenges and often requires general anesthesia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the outcomes of colorectal foreign bodies.
  • To determine if delayed consultation impacts patient prognosis.
  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of extraction procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective data collection from 2002 to 2017, including 33 patients.
  • Systematic literature search using PRISMA criteria (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar).
  • Exclusion of case reports, non-English papers, and pre-1980 publications.

Main Results:

  • Average delay to emergency department admission was 33 hours.
  • Successful foreign body removal in the emergency department occurred in only 6% of cases.
  • General anesthesia was required for 94% of patients, and 9% needed emergency laparotomy; no complications were reported.

Conclusions:

  • Delayed consultation for colorectal foreign bodies is not linked to poorer outcomes.
  • Endoscopy is essential for identifying and ruling out complications.
  • Patients with normal endoscopic follow-up can be discharged early without additional imaging.