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Rectal foreign bodies: The role of gender
Affiliations- Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, Greece
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Abstract
Introduction: Rectal foreign bodies are being encountered more frequently in clinical practice nowadays. Materials and Methods: Between 2015 and 2019, five patients with a foreign object in the rectum were diagnosed and treated at General University Hospital of Patras. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of these patients. Results: All patients were males and their mean age was 50 years (range: 25-64). In all patients, foreign bodies were removed transanally under general anesthesia. There was no complication and all patients were discharged home 24 hours after the removal of a foreign object. Conclusion: Incidents with rectal foreign bodies are very common nowadays. Cases with males are more frequent and according to literature, the proportion between male and female patients is very high.
Abstract
Introduction: Rectal foreign bodies are being encountered more frequently in clinical practice nowadays. Materials and Methods: Between 2015 and 2019, five patients with a foreign object in the rectum were diagnosed and treated at General University Hospital of Patras. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of these patients. Results: All patients were males and their mean age was 50 years (range: 25-64). In all patients, foreign bodies were removed transanally under general anesthesia. There was no complication and all patients were discharged home 24 hours after the removal of a foreign object. Conclusion: Incidents with rectal foreign bodies are very common nowadays. Cases with males are more frequent and according to literature, the proportion between male and female patients is very high.
Keywords
foreign body; rectal; gender
About this articleTitle
Rectal foreign bodies: The role of gender
Journal
Journal of Sexual and Mental Health
Issue
Vol 19 (2021): Continuous Publishing
Article type
Research paper
Published online
2021-11-02
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4018
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DOI
10.5603/SP.2021.0013
Bibliographic record
Seksuologia Polska 2021;19.
Keywords
foreign body
rectal
gender
Authors
Francesk Mulita
Ioanna-Maria Troupi
Elias Liolis
Levan Tchabashvili
Ioannis Perdikaris
Ioannis Maroulis
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