Fisting and dildos : arse facts 3, damage control / GMFA.

A male écorché seated, exposing his abdomen, with his bladder, rectum and anus on a ledge beside him. Woodcut by François Jollat, 1545, after Étienne de La Rivière and Charles Estienne.

Anal mucus : arse facts 4, top's tip / GMFA.

Douching : arse facts 2, filling you in / GMFA.

Inside the arse : arse facts 1, the bottom line / GMFA.

1 encoded moving image (26.13 min.) : silent, black and white

Perineal excision of the rectum.

Allergic colitis haemorrhagica

1 film reel (30 min.) : black and white ; 16 mm

Faecal vomiting and anti-peristalsis

1 film reel (38 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm

Technique of the radical abdomino-perineal (Miles's) operation.

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Rectum

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Perineal excision of the rectum.

Allergic colitis haemorrhagica

Perineal excision of the rectum.

Faecal vomiting and anti-peristalsis

Technique of the radical abdomino-perineal (Miles's) operation.

Rectum

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Perineal excision of the rectum.

Allergic colitis haemorrhagica

Perineal excision of the rectum.

Faecal vomiting and anti-peristalsis

Technique of the radical abdomino-perineal (Miles's) operation.

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