Abstract

Peri-rectal abscesses are a common surgical problem, with about 90% of cases caused by obstruction of the glandular crypts of the rectum/anus leading to infection and abscess formation [1, 2]. Ingestion of a foreign body is a common problem seen by surgeons. More than 80% of foreign bodies ingested, will pass through the entirety of the GI tract without issue [3]. When they become impacted, common locations include the esophagus, pylorus, and ileocecal valve [3]. Of those that become impacted, less than 1% will require operative intervention [4]. There have been a few case reports of ingested foreign body impaction within the anal canal [5–7]. Here we report a case of an ingested foreign body, chicken bone, impacted in the anal canal leading to formation of an ishiorectal abscess.