Medical researchers (Surgery, September 1986) tabulating written cases in which items were recovered from the rectums of patients reported 700 items (from 200 patients), including: a live, shaved, declawed gerbil; a bottle of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup; an axe handle; a 9-inch zucchini; a 14-inch vibrator with two D-cell batteries; a plastic spatula; a nine-and-one-half inch water bottle; a Coke bottle; a three-and-one-half inch Japanese float ball; an 11-inch carrot; an antenna rod; a 150-watt light bulb; a screwdriver; four rubber balls; 72 jeweler's saws (all from the same patient, 29 at one time); a paperweight; an apple; an onion; a plastic toothbrush package; a frozen pig's tail (which got stuck after it thawed); a 10-inch length of broomstick; an 18-inch umbrella handle; a banana encased in a condom; two Vaseline jars; a whisky bottle with a cord attached; a teacup; an oil can; a 6-inch-by-5-inch tool box (weighing 22 ounces); a 6-inch stone weighing two pounds; a baby powder can; a test tube; a ballpoint pen; a peanut butter jar; a flashlight; a turnip; a pair of eyeglasses; a hard-boiled egg; several tumblers and glasses; a file; a polyethylene waste trap from the U-bend of a sink; and a Carborundum grindstone with handle.