Abstract
Six cases of acute 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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Six cas de douleurs aigues anales duent à l'impaction dans le canal anal d'os ingérés sont rapportés. Le tableau clinique simule les causes communes de douleurs anales aigues telles que abcés péri-anal, fissures ou hémorroïdes thrombosées. Le diagnostic est facilement fait sur un simple toucher rectal. L'ablation rapide de l'os provoque un soulagement immédiat de la douleur tandis qu'un retard de diagnostic peut entraîner une pénétration plus profonde de l'os et la formation d'un abcés.
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Seow, C., Leong, A.F.P.K. & Goh, H.S. Acute anal pain due to ingested bone. Int J Colorect Dis 6, 212–213 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00341393
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00341393