Gluteal Abscess Secondary to Rectal Perforation Due to Ingested Foreign Body: A Report of Two Cases

Cureus. 2022 Oct 27;14(10):e30745. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30745. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal abscesses are commonly caused by infection and inflammatory and, in rare cases, malignant bowel conditions. This paper reports two cases of rectum/gluteal abscesses due to an ingested foreign body. The goal of this case report is to highlight the need to raise suspicion of foreign body ingestion in the setting of a gluteal abscess with a foreign body that may have caused rectal perforation and subsequent gluteal abscess formation.

Keywords: foreign body; gastrointestinal tract; gluteal abscess; incision and drainage; rectal perforation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports