Rectal foreign bodies are not uncommon as previously thought and should be recognised as a potentially serious condition. The diagnosis is often delayed due to patient embarrassment and reluctance to seek medical help, which may increase the likelihood of complications. Clinicians should be aware of this condition, as it may be a manifestation of underlying psychiatric conditions, drug trafficking or due to sexual assault.
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JCO Glob Oncol
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Purpose: Management of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) includes neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) followed by total mesorectal excision. Recently, total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) has gained attention. In developing countries, patients with rectal cancer often present at advanced stages.
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January 2025
Pediatric Urology Department, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Bladder foreign bodies (BFB) are uncommon in the pediatric population. They typically arise from self-insertion, iatrogenic factors, or trauma. Cystoscopy is the preferred intervention.
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November 2024
Gastroenterological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, JPN.
Transrectal recto-anal foreign bodies are occasionally encountered in routine practice, with sexual experimentation as the most common motivation for insertion. Although most patients with recto-anal foreign bodies are middle-aged, reports in younger patients are rare. In the present study, we encountered a case of recto-anal foreign body in a school-aged child.
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December 2024
Department of Visceral Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir University, Monastir, Tunisia.
Entrapped rectal foreign bodies are being encountered more frequently in clinical practice. They are most often related to sexual behavior or sexual assault. The presence of rectal foreign bodies poses a complex challenge for contemporary surgeons due to multiple factors such as the nature of the object, individual anatomy, duration since insertion, potential accompanying injuries, and degree of local contamination.
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October 2024
Department of Clinical and Evaluative Epidemiology, Healthcare Trust of the Autonomous Province of Trento, APSS, Trento.
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