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Case Reports
. 1991 Nov;6(4):212-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00341393.

Acute anal pain due to ingested bone

C Seow  1 , A F Leong, H S Goh
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Case Reports

Acute anal pain due to ingested bone

C Seow et al. Int J Colorectal Dis. 1991 Nov.

Abstract

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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