Anal canal amputation and necrosis of the anal sphinchter due to electric current injury

YILDIRGAN M. İ., Basoglu M., Balik A., AYDINLI B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.56, no.5, pp.405-406, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.405-406
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The pathophysiology of electrical burns differs from thermal and chemical burns and electrical injuries which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report on a patient who suffered anal canal amputation and necrosis of the anal sphinchter as a result an electric current injury.