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Non-surgical acute traumatic perianal injuries
Mehmet Aykut Yıldırım1, Murat Çakır1
1Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye.
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This study analyzed 15 patients with perianal injuries, focusing on sphincter repair outcomes. Early surgical intervention for acute perianal trauma is recommended to improve results.
Area of Science:
- Colorectal Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
Background:
- Fecal incontinence diagnosis and treatment are complex.
- Perianal trauma, particularly from childbirth, is a significant cause.
- Evaluating and managing perianal injuries requires careful consideration of injury severity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze cases of patients undergoing sphincter repair for acute perianal injuries.
- To evaluate surgical outcomes and long-term results for perianal trauma patients.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 15 patients treated between 2010-2015.
- Data collected included demographics, injury type and severity, treatment, and complications.
- Long-term outcomes of surgical repair were assessed.
Main Results:
- The study included 15 patients (10 female, 5 male).
- Most female injuries resulted from birth trauma (9/10).
- All patients underwent sphincteroplasty; 10 had levatoroplasty, and all females received vaginoplasty.
Conclusions:
- Prompt surgical intervention for acute perianal injuries is crucial.
- Early surgical repair may prevent complications associated with tissue edema.
- Effective management involves tailored surgical approaches based on injury characteristics.
Objectives:
The diagnosis of fecal incontinence is challenging and complex. One of the most significant causes of fecal incontinence is trauma in the perianal area. The most important cause of such trauma is birth trauma. It is hard to evaluate patients and plan treatment. Surgical method is determined by the severity of sphincter damage and injuries formed in the organs in the perianal area. The aim of this study, therefore, was to analyze the cases of patients who had undergone sphincter repair because of acute injuries in the perianal area.
Material And Methods:
The cases of 15 patients with perianal area injuries who had presented to Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical School's General Surgery Clinic between 2010 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Data on age, sex, form of injury, severity of injury, time of first response, form of repair, injury problems, and post-operative complications of the patients were investigated. The patients' long-term results were analyzed.
Results:
While 5 of the patients were male, 10 were female. 9 of the female patients had birth trauma, while one had injury during sexual intercourse. While all of the patients received sphincteroplasty, 10 had levatoroplasty. All the female patients received vaginoplasty.
Conclusion:
We are of the opinion that it is significant to have surgical intervention before tissue edema develops.
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