Rectal Foreign Body: An Unusual Case of Self-Harm.

Although becoming more common, a foreign body in the rectum remains a challenging presentation. This is due to both a lack of clarity of treatment algorithms and established clinical guideline pathways and trying to avoid invasive methods to improve patient outcomes. We present a case where a foreign body was inserted into the rectum as a form of self-harm requiring emergency theater in the form of a sigmoid colectomy.