[Foreign bodies in the rectum at our department during the last ten years]. / Rectalis idegentestek osztályunk 10 éves anyagában.

During the past 10 years the authors have treated 17 patients on their department because of got stuck or injury-causing rectal foreign bodies. In 12 cases swallowed, in 3 cases "per anum"-placed up foreign bodies were observed, in 2 cases penetrating anorectal injury caused by the foreign body. In 9 cases after successful Recamier-dilatation the foreign bodies were removed per anum in 5 cases they were removed in short time narcosis by rectoscope. At 2 patients they had to compose colostoma. All their patients recovered. They stress the importance of the removing of the foreign bodies as soon as possible.