Unusual presentation of an abdominal foreign body: A case report

Kamali, Ali; Moudi, Emadoddin

doi:10.22088/cjim.8.2.126

Volume 8, Issue 2 (2-2017) Caspian J Intern Med 2017, 8(2): 126-128 | Back to browse issues page

‎ 10.22088/cjim.8.2.126

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Unusual presentation of an abdominal foreign body: A case report

Ali Kamali

, Emadoddin Moudi

Department of Urology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran , bcrdc90@yahoo.com

Abstract: (6575 Views)

Background: Insertion of rectal foreign bodies intentionally or unintentionally is not unusual.
Case presentation: A 19-years-old unmarried male was admitted to our hospital due to a lump of left lower quadrant of abdomen. He denied sexual assault .The abdomen was soft on physical examination. Abdominal x-ray and CT scan showed a foreign body in lower abdomen and pelvis. The patient was operated and a slice of glass was extracted.
Conclusion: In patients with rectal foreign body, the history is not always reliable and sexual assault may deny. The foreign object inserted in the rectum may migrate to peritoneal cavity without peritonitis.