2003 Volume 23 Issue 7 Pages 1099-1102
We report the case of 39-year-old male in whom a column canister (145 mm long, 33 mm in diameter) was introduced into rectum, migrated into the descending colon, and was successfully extracted by handassisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS). The patient complained of abdominal pain and diarrhea, and a foreign body in the descending colon was diagnosed based on the abdominal X-ray, computer tomography, and gastrografin enema findings. The foreign body was extracted through an incision in the sigmoid colon, and created a temporary stoma at the site of the incision. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 10. It was concluded that HALS is useful for removing foreign bodies in the distal colon.
