02 November 2025
: Case report 
Comprehensive Management of Obstetric Rectal Buttonhole Tears: Insights From a Case Report and Literature Analysis
Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care
Georgia Ilia
ABDEF 1*, Barbara Blöchlinger-Wegmann BDF 1, Theodoros Theodoridis CEF 2, Sophia Kudelka CDE 1, Dimitrios Chronas ACEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949098
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949098
Figure 1 Obstetric rectal buttonhole tear. Intraoperative view of an obstetric rectal buttonhole tear, approximately 2 cm, without laceration of perineal skin, 4–5 cm proximal to the anus.