It's been a week of booty duty for doctors at Bhabha Hospital, where a 22-year-old arrived in the wee hours of Wednesday with an over 6-inch-long jet spray stuck in his rectum. The youth had reported to the casualty ward complaining of acute pain in his bottom. On being questioned, the young man confessed that he had accidentally inserted the metallic object in his anus. The spray was about 10 inches deep in the patient's body.

No major harm done
"From our medical examination, it was evident that this was a sexual practice the patient was habituated to. His sphincter was so dilated that we did not need to use anaesthesia or surgery to remove the foreign object," informed the on-duty MO, Dr Vinod Khade. It took around 30 minutes to remove the spray. The doctors counselled the youth not to resort to such hazardous acts, and called him for a follow-up in two days. Khade warned, "Had it not been removed in time, it could have led to major complications like blockage due to inflamed muscles and infection."