Ingested fish bones, unusual cause of perianal sepsis - a case report

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