Method of removing a hollow object from the rectum

Abstract
Techniques for the removal of foreign objects from the rectum are examined. As abdominal roentgenogram of a 42 yr old man showed a 16 mm Kimex glass test tube lodged in a fold of the mucosa causing a spasm of the sigmoid. A rubbur diaphragm is utilized to expand the rectum via air pressure to permit easy removal.

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