Foreign body

Foreign body, egg cup removed from the rectum of a 43 year old man by C P Wakeley, 1912-1916

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622914
Materials:
pottery
Measurements:
diameter 46 mm
height 61 mm
type:
foreign bodies
credit:
Wakeley, C.P.G.

Parts

Broken egg cup

Broken egg cup

Broken egg cup used by 43 year old man who was attempting to treat his constipation, removed by by C P G Wakeley

Measurements:
overall: 61 mm 46 mm,
Materials:
pottery
Object Number:
A622914/1
type:
egg cup
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Typed label with the account from British Medical Journal 5 February 1916 by C P G Wakeley of the removal of an egg cup from the rectum of a 43 year old man

Typed label

Typed label with the account from British Medical Journal 5 February 1916 by C P G Wakeley of the removal of an egg cup from the rectum of a 43 year old man

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A622914/2
type:
label