Difficult Retrieval of Glass Bottle in the Rectum: How the Story End?

ABSTRACT

@#Rectal foreign body is not an uncommon encounter in current medical practice. It reported occurs due to sexual eroticism, sexually abuse, assault or involuntary insertion. This condition possesses significant challenge among general surgeons on handling these cases. Diagnosis usually made by history taking, physical and radiological examination. We presented a case of a 43years old mentally challenge gentleman with retained rectal foreign body of three-week duration whom presented with non-specific abdominal pain, abdominal mass and loose stool. Due to low suspicion of rectal foreign body, the management flow skid from the norm. Attempt of removing rectal foreign body by various method was unsuccessful and his had to undergone exploratory laparotomy. Hence, propose flow of management in rectal foreign body is also included in this report.