The authors report the case of a 37 year-old man, resdent in prison, that was brought to the emergency room, ith a suspected six day rectal foreign body retention, that he patient stated to be a deodorant cap. There was no elevant medical history except for prior consumption of rugs, and the guards who accompanied him denied current ossession of illicit substances. The patient reported abdomnal...

Foreign digestive bodies present unusual circumstances because they are associated with various degrees of local trauma and may lead to direct perforation or delayed local injury. Patients with foreign bodies should be evaluated upon admission for signs of impaction and perforation. While all objects impacted in the esophagus require urgent treatment, rectal foreign bodies are usually removable...

To cite: Gunasekaran K, Murthi S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219377 DESCRIPTION A man aged 85 years with severe dementia was brought to the emergency room by his wife because of gross haematuria and increasing agitation for a few days. Blood pressure was 89/ 56 mm Hg, heart rate 96 bpm and oxygen saturation 94% on room air. His abdomen was...

INTRODUCTION Lower urinary tract foreign body insertions have a low incidence. The motives for insertion of a variety of objects are difficult to comprehend. This case warrants discussion given the great management challenge faced by the oddity and infrequency with which a fork is encountered in the penile urethra. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 70-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department wi...

An Indian lad aged 14 years, who had been hit in the right eye by a dart from an air pistol, was first seen 24 hours later. A trivial puncture wound was evident just above and medial to the inner canthus of the right eye. The visual acuity was 6/18 and there was slightest oedema of the upper lid. X-ray showed a somewhat alarming picture (Figs 1 and 2). The large dart appeared to be lodged very ...