Ingested fish bones, unusual cause of perianal sepsis - a case report
Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2001; 23 (2): 99-100
in English
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ABSTRACT
Perianal abscess and fistula are a cause of significant morbidity worldwide and have been documented since the time of Hippocrates [460 BC]. Anorectal sepsis accounts 0.5 - 1% of all surgical admissions and constitutes 20- 25% of those for colorectal disorders. Except for unusual diseases, fistula in ano originates from infection in the anal crypts of Morgagni, forming an abscess which, when it opens, results in a tract leading to the skin surface. This brief report presents a case of fistula-in-ano with unusual aetiology that not reported in literature
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Proctitis
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Rectal Fistula
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Abscess
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Fishes
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year:
2001
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