Clin Endosc.  2021 Mar;54(2):291-292. 10.5946/ce.2020.097.

Unusual Rectal Foreign Body: A Golf Ball

• Park YJ
• Baek DH
• Park EY
• Kim GH
• Song GA

• KMID: 2514188
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2020.097

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  Fig. 1. (A) A plain pelvic/abdominal radiograph and (B) enhanced abdominopelvic computed tomography scan showing a 4.5-cm round, opaque foreign body retained at the junction of the rectum and sigmoid, with no signs of perforation.

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  Fig. 2. (A) The use of a Roth Net retriever (US Endoscopy, Mentor, OH, USA) and (B) 30-mm stone extraction basket to remove the foreign body. (C) The extracted golf ball.

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