An obese, previously healthy, 10-year-old boy presented with acute respiratory distress, chest, and abdominal pain. He was hypoxic and dyspneic in the emergency room. The abdomen was distended and tender, and the rectum was full of hard stool. Following catharsis, he made a complete recovery with re
Acute anal pain due to ingested bone
โ Scribed by C. Seow; A. F. P. K. Leong; H. S. Goh
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 133 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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โฆ Synopsis
Six cases of acute and anal pain due to impaction of ingested bone in the anal canal are reported. The clinical presentation mimicks common causes of acute anal pain such as perianal abscesses, fissures or thrombosed haemorrhoids. The diagnosis is readily made on simple digital rectal examination. Early removal of the bone results in immediate pain relief, whilst delayed diagnosis may result in deeper penetration of the bone and abscess formation.
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