Man gets 2kg dumbbell stuck in his bum – doctors forced to pull 20cm weight out by hand

He waited two days before seeking medical attention

A surgeon had to use their 'forearm' to 'manually extract' a 2kg dumbbell from a man's anus after he had got it stuck in his rectum. The unidentified 54-year-old Brazilian man turned up at a hospital in Manaus complaining of abdominal pain, nausea and being unable to defecate. After an initial examination struggled to find the cause  - and the man being reluctant to reveal what he surely knew was causing his suffering - doctors ordered an X-ray of his abdomen, noting that the man had been 'uncooperative' during the physical examination. All was then revealed, The X-rays revealed a 2kg dumbbell, about 20cm long, which was lodged where the colon meets the rectum. [caption id="attachment_329680" align="alignnone" width="951"] X-rays revealed the cause of the man's discomfort (International Journal of Surgery Case Reports)[/caption] Doctors sedated the man and tried to remove the weight using surgical tweezers, but were unsuccessful. With no other option, the team decided to perform a 'manual extraction', which involved one unfortunate surgeon using his 'forearm' to remove the dumbbell. [caption id="attachment_329683" align="alignnone" width="892"] Doctors were unsuccessful in their attempts to remove the dumbbell, which is pictured here next to some 24cm long forceps for comparison (International Journal of Surgery Case Reports)[/caption] The case appeared in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, and was described as being fraught with 'difficulties.' But it was a success in the end, with the man being discharged from hospital three days later. Doctors noted that the majority of patients reporting items stuck up their bottom were men, by a ratio of 28:1 to females. They said that 'sexual gratification' was usually the 'greatest motivation.' Whilst on this occasion the man is not expected to suffer any long-term complications, the authors of the report pointed out that other cases have resulted in internal injuries and faecal incontinence. Although this is undoubtedly a pretty unique case, there are weirder things that have been found up people's bottoms by doctors - such as a World War Two artillery shell for example... Related links:

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