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Endoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies from the rectum
J C Kantarian1, R D Riether, J A Sheets
1Division of Colorectal Surgery, Allentown Affiliated Hospitals, Pennsylvania.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|November 1, 1987
Abstract:
A technique is described and illustrated by case reports wherein removal of foreign bodies of the rectum is simplified by using the flexible sigmoidscope. Evidence from the literature indicates that delayed perforation is rare in this situation, and that outpatient management would suffice for most patients.