A 62-year-old man came to the clinic complaining of back and abdominal pain. When questioned, he admitted to having stuck a child's toy in his anus.
Doctors found that a round foreign object about 6.5 centimeters in diameter was lodged in the patient's rectum, about 7 centimeters from his anus. It was a transparent sphere, partially filled with red liquid, with cartoon faces on its sides.
To remove the ball, the surgeons came up with a clever plan that made their job as easy as possible. They put the patient under general anesthesia and then used a scalpel to pierce the elastic ball. All the liquid in the ball drained out, and the overall size of the toy decreased due to the air escaping. The ball was then successfully removed using forceps and a special clamp through the man's rectum.
The patient, very grateful to the doctors for their help, listened to their parting recommendations about what experiments it would be better not to conduct on himself.