An unnamed 51-year-old man underwent a lengthy operation with a substance he inserted into his anus. The unfortunate man, who ran to the doctor with his complaints in the early hours of the morning, confessed to the paramedics that there was an object the size of a tennis ball inside his anus. He said the tennis ball was ‘pushed’ by his wife and himself two days ago to treat his hemorrhoids. However, the surgeons found no evidence of hemorrhoids after their intervention. Initial attempts to remove the 7cm x 7cm ball from the man’s anus were unsuccessful.
THE MAN HAS TO BE HEALED
When asked to lie on his back with his legs in the air, the surgeons armed with ‘adequate lubrication’ attempted to manually pull the ball out. But they failed because the ball was ‘wider than the pelvic outlet’. Left with no other choice, the surgeons had to cut the man’s stomach to get close to the object. But even that failed.
Dr Mohammad Athamnah and colleagues wrote: ‘An attempt to push the affected ball down the rectum and facilitate trans-anal extraction has failed.
CUT WITH ELECTRIC DRILL
‘Unfortunately, the foreign body was firmly stuck in the pelvis, so the upward movement of the ball it hit also failed.’ The surgeons then decided to “carefully cut” the ball into three small pieces using an electric drill inserted through his enlarged anus. This made it ‘easy to grasp’ and allowed the team to remove three separate pieces ‘with minimal damage’. The operation took exactly 7 hours.
SUBSTANCES INSTALLED IN THE ANUS CAN PERFORM THE BOTTOM
People often insert objects into their rectums for sexual pleasure. This is partly due to the number of nerves in the anus making it quite sensitive. Inserting objects into the rectum, also known as anal play, carries a number of risks. In addition to catching on stuck objects, they can potentially perforate the gut, which can be fatal, as material from the digestive tract can spill over into other parts of the body and cause infection.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PASS THE PRESSURE?
Foreign substances should never be inserted into the anus to pass hemorrhoids. Although the treatment method used in hemorrhoid disease may vary depending on the complaints, the location and degree of the hemorrhoids, diet and lifestyle changes are generally recommended for all patients. Consuming 20-30 grams of fiber daily and drinking 1.5-2 liters of water is important in preventing constipation and reducing the pressure on the anal canal and correcting complaints.