CASE REPORT: RECTAL FOREIGN BODY: NOT A RARITY

Rectal foreign body is no longer a medical oddity. the majority of objects are inserted by self introduc- tion in children, psychiatric patients, in victim of assault and as a result of sexual gratification. it causes lower abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. the presence of a foreign body in the rectum has always been a challenge and numerous approaches have been devised for its recovery. before manipulation of a foreign body, rectal perforation and peritonitis must be ruled out. laparotomy is sometimes necessary. we report a case study of a rare foreign body in the rectum with unusual presentation.