TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Rectal "oven mitt": the importance of considering a serious underlying injury
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Losanoff, J. E.
A1  - Kjossev, K. T.
SP  - 31
EP  - 33
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - A 20-year-old man presented with a rectal "oven mitt," which was removed transanally. Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy revealed no apparent perforation, but subsequent contrast enema using meglumine diatrizoate demonstrated an extraperitoneal rectal perforation, which was probably caused by a wooden stick used to forcefully introduce the glove through the patient's anus. Thus, rectal injuries may be caused not by the foreign object itself, but by another object used as an introducer.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -