Open AccessDelivery through perineal body and severed external anal sphincter with an intact vaginal orifice during a precipitous labor: a case report
Author(s) -
Ismail Khadijah Irfah,
McDonnell Brendan,
O'Coigligh Seosamh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.210
Subject(s) - introitus , medicine , external anal sphincter , anal sphincter , surgery , vaginal delivery , perineum , vagina , sphincter , anal canal , rectum , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message We present the case of a patient who delivered her baby through the perineal body with an intact vaginal introitus. Damage to the perineal body through its connection to the external anal sphincter can involve the rectovaginal septum with increased morbidity and thought to be linked to rectocele development.