A 34-Year-Old Man With a Traumatic Penetrating Injury of the Buttock and Occult Retained Foreign Body Resulting in a High Anal Fistula Managed by Trans-Sphincteric Surgery

Xianbao Liu; Weigan Lin; Minhui Ke; Xianmin Gao; Ruoxuan Shi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.950448

26 January 2026 : Case report China

A 34-Year-Old Man With a Traumatic Penetrating Injury of the Buttock and Occult Retained Foreign Body Resulting in a High Anal Fistula Managed by Trans-Sphincteric Surgery

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care

Xianbao Liu^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Weigan Lin^{CEF 2}, Minhui Ke^{A 1}, Xianmin Gao^{A 1}, Ruoxuan Shi^{BCD 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950448

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950448

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Figure 5 Clinical photograph of the patient’s perianal region at the 2-month postoperative follow-up (January 2024). The surgical wound is completely healed without redness, swelling, or purulent discharge. Digital examination confirmed recovery of anal sphincter tone, and the patient reported no recurrence of perianal pain or fecal incontinence, indicating successful treatment.

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A 34-Year-Old Man With a Traumatic Penetrating Injury of the Buttock and Occult Retained Foreign Body Resulting in a High Anal Fistula Managed by Trans-Sphincteric Surgery

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