A novel technique for nonoperative removal of round rectal foreign bodies

Extraction of rectal foreign bodies is challeng- ing. The medical literature confirms the diversity of the problem and equally some ingenious solutions, the major- ity of which requires either an anesthetic agent or a laparotomy to remove them. This case report presents a simple nonoperative technique to deal with one such situ- ation.

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