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A FOREIGN BODY IN THE RECTUM PRESENTING AS A VULVAL ABSCESS A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Aletor G. A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00613.x
Subject(s) - palpation , rectum , impaction , perineum , foreign body , medicine , abscess , general surgery , surgery , anatomy
Summary A case of trans‐rectal impaction of a foreign body in the perineum is reported. The importance of rectal palpation during pelvic examination is re‐emphasized.