Presentation
Insertion of foreign body.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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A hollow, mostly radiolucent tube is seen in the rectum.
From the case:
Foreign body in rectum - aluminum cigar cover tube
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Post-operative photograph of the foreign body.
Case Discussion
This turned out to be an aluminum cigar tube and was successfully removed.
Unlike metal, aluminum has a low attenuation on x-ray and is thus much less conspicuous.
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