Anal and Rectal Trauma

Oral poster - Richard Brady at ESCP Copenhagen 2011

Symposium - Brad Davis (USA) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Symposium - Zoran Krivokapic (Serbia) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Educational session - Hugh Gallagher at ESCP Milan 2016

While accidental anal and rectal trauma is relatively rare, iatrogenic injuries to this region – particularly the anus – are quite common. This chapter describes the most frequent etiologies of anal/rectal trauma and the basic clinical and instrumental investigations necessary to provide the most appropriate treatment, particularly in emergencies, when saving patient’s life is a surgeon’s primary concern.

The surgical management of anal and rectal trauma and retention of foreign bodies in the rectum is discussed using a dedicate algorithm. Finally, the possible functional consequences of these traumas are reviewed and how to preserve fecal continence and normal evacuation is described.

Education session - Emma Carrington (United Kingdom) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Education session - Damir Karlovic (Croatia) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Education session - Carolynne Vaizey (UK) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Education session - Joanna Shepherd (UK) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Karekin Keshishian (UK) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Bulent Mentes (Turkey) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Steven Wexner (USA) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Free paper - Philobater Awad at ESCP Paris 2025