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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Autores principales: Nesemann, Samuel, Hubbard, Kimberly A., Siddiqui, Mehdi I., Fernandez, William G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926710
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47237
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Sumario: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 need for surgical intervention. CASE REPORT: The authors present a case of a successful extraction of a RFB in the ED and review of the literature. CONCLUSION: Retained RFBs are an unusually problematic reason for an ED visit. Thus, it is important for emergency physicians to be comfortable managing such cases appropriately.

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