Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 108-112 , June 2010

Foreign bodies in the rectum: A report on three cases including a bullhorn in the rectum

  • Shilpi Singh Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College & MY Hospital, Indore 452 001, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: VPO-Sangowal, Tehsil-Nakodar, District-Jalandhar, Punjab 144 041, India. Tel.: +91 98937 77321.
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  • Onkar Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College & MY Hospital, Indore 452 001, India
    • ,
  • Ankur Hastir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College & Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai 410 209, India
    • ,
  • Sumit Shukla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College & MY Hospital, Indore 452 001, India
    • ,
  • Raj Kumar Mathur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College & MY Hospital, Indore 452 001, India

Received 2 January 2010 ,Accepted 29 March 2010.

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PII: S1687-1979(10)00042-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2010.03.002

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 108-112 , June 2010

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