Increasing trend in retained rectal foreign bodies

Table 1 Table showing types of retained rectal foreign bodies

Retained rectal objects	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Apple fruit	1	4
Glass jar	2	8
Nail vanish bottle	1	4
Sex toy (dildo)	5	20
Sex vibrator	12	48
Denture (accidentally ingested and retained in the rectum)	1	4
Roll on deodorant bottle	2	8
Ceramic candle holder	1	4

Table 2 Reasons for retained rectal foreign bodies

Reasons for insertion of retained rectal foreign body	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Self erotism	9	36
Partner erotism	13	52
Self-massage of rectal prolapse	1	4
Self-harm	1	4
Accidental ingestion of denture	1	4

Table 3 Table showing published trend in retained rectal foreign body

Ref.	Study years	No of cases	Average cases per year	M:F ratio
Huag et al[14]	1979-2000 (21 yr)	10	0.48	10:00
Lake et al[4]	1993-2002 (10 yr)	87	8.7	17:01
Clarke et al[13]	1995-2005 (10 yr)	13	1.3	13:00
Rodríguez-Hermosa et al[7]	1997-2004 (8 yr)	30	3.75	15:01
Ayantunde et al[8]	2001-2004 (4 yr)	16	4	15:01
Safioleas et al[5]	1971-2006 (25 yr)	34	1.36	6:1
Coskun et al[6]	1999-2009 (10 yr)	15	1.5	15:00
Ayantunde et al	2008-2012 (5 yr)	25	5	2:1