Vaginal vibrator lodged in rectum.

Abstract

Vaginal vibrators and other sexual surrogates are readily available in most metropolitan areas in the USA, often over the counter in pharmacies. Although usually not advertised as such, they are designed for use within the vagina, which, being fairly short, makes their retrieval comparatively easy. But increasingly these devices are being used to gratify anal erotism and may easily be inserted beyond the anal sphincters. These tend to close and to force a foreign object up the tract out of reach of the user, so that it has to be retrieved by surgery. We think these cases are increasing and that therefore the following reports are timely. Case reports

Colorectal foreign bodies

“…The insertion of foreign objects into the anus and rectum is a well-described phenomenon and can no longer be considered rare [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Management involves the safe retrieval of the offending object.…”

Foreign Bodies in the Rectum: A Review

“…In the latter case, the patient may state that he was trying to treat his piles but a hidden motive may be self-eroticism, for example when vibrators are passed. These objects are long and may be felt, still vibrating when the abdomen is palpated, referred to as the 'vibrating umbilicus syndrome' (Haft et al 1976).Occasionally, one sees the definitely psychiatrically disturbed patient, who inserts objects into the rectum from some perverted motive; for example, a patient referred to me from the psychiatrist with perianal pain and some urinary symptoms had been systematically filling his rectum with matches.…”

Unusual Case of a Missing Vibrator Device in the Pelvis

“…Injuries related to sexual activity and usage of devices related to sexual activity are a very common cause of emergency room presentation [1]. Malfunction of these items (particularly devices that are intended for insertion into the vagina or the rectum) or the penetration of these items into the vaginal wall are also common occurrences [2,3].…”