Open AccessPerianal abscesses due to ingested foreign bodies
Author(s) -
Mbarek Doublali,
Ali Chouaib,
Mohammed Jamal Elfassi,
Mly Hassan Farih,
Bachir Benjelloun,
Younes Agouri,
FZ Zahid,
A. Louchi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.70769
Subject(s) - perianal abscess , proctoscopy , medicine , anal canal , foreign body , presentation (obstetrics) , foreign bodies , incision and drainage , abscess , surgery , rectal examination , rectum , prostate cancer , cancer
The clinical presentation of perianal abscesses due to foreign bodies (FBs) impacted in the anal canal mimics common causes of acute anal pain. The diagnosis can be established by digital rectal examination and/or proctoscopy, but may miss the presence of an FB. Incision and drainage of the abscess, along with removal of the FB, results in immediate pain relief and cure. Impacted FB must not be overlooked as an unusual cause of perianal abscess. One case of perianal abscesses due to FB impacted in the anal canal is reported.