In standard use, the anus is responsible for expelling the remains of digestion. It works one way, from the inside out. It happens that some thrill seekers try to force the door of the temple, from the outside, with tools, bottles, vegetables, tennis balls, light bulbs, toothbrushes, and even… a tail of frozen pig.

In this matter, the imagination of man is unlimited. The concern is that the foundation behaves like a black hole, absorbing everything that comes within its reach. And here is the object stuck inside, out of reach of the fingers of the daring. The misfortune whose pleasure has become suffering has only to present itself to the emergency department, head bowed or with a credible story to explain the improbable.

The two surgeons choose to extract it to the operating room. After loco-regional anesthesia and the installation of an anal retractor, one of the two men inserts pliers into the anus to grasp the intruder. Appears a kind of pudding wrapped in several sheets of plastic. What are they covering? The bets are going well in the operating room. To everyone’s amazement, a piece of garden hose appears. This is a big first! The next day, the man came out of the hospital with a functioning transit again.

If you like to take a look at all the foreign bodies discovered in a rectum, visit the Radiopaedia site.

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