Open AccessPerianorectal abscesses and fistula due to ingested jujube pit in infant: Two case reports
Author(s) -
Yinghua Liu,
Zhibao Lv,
Jiang-Bin Liu,
Qingfeng Sheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.4930
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , foreign body , rectum , abscess , surgery , perforation , fistula , colonoscopy , appendix , punching , colorectal cancer , cancer , metallurgy , biology , paleontology , materials science
About 90% of perianal infection is caused by cryptoglandular infection. Only a few cases of peritonitis or intra-abdominal abscesses secondary to perforation of the digestive tract by an ingested foreign body have been reported. The most common sites of impaction and perforation include the appendix, cecum and the terminal ileum. The rectum is an unusual site of foreign body impaction. This report intends to highlight that ingested foreign body impacted in the rectum is an extremely rare cause of perianal abscess and subsequent fistula in infants.