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CASE REPORT
Complex rectal and anal canal injuries secondary to unusual blunt perineal trauma
  1. Mustapha A El Lakis1,
  2. Khaled Rida2,
  3. Ram Nakhle3,
  4. George Abi Saad3
  1. 1AUBMC, Beirut, Lebanon
  2. 2Department of Surgery, Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  3. 3Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mustapha A El Lakis, ml16{at}aub.edu.lb

Summary

A 27-year-old woman sustained a trauma to her perineal area when she was ejected from a jet ski while riding on water at high speed. The patient presented to the emergency department with blood streaking from her anal canal. Imaging revealed pneumoperitoneum. Surgical intervention showed complex anal canal and rectal injuries. Primary repair of the injuries was performed. Postoperatively the patient did well and was followed up with no evidence of residual symptoms and with a continent anal sphincter.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-206060

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