title: [Anal hematoma (coagulated venous saccule or peri-anal thrombosis)].
abstract: The Author reviews the clinical histories of eighty patients seen in his private practice with the diagnosis of anal hematoma. He discusses the true nature of "anal hematoma" and points out that it is really a clot in one of the venous sacs of the external hemorrhoidal plexus; and comment the symptomatology and the results of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Coloproctología en el Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano de la Caja de Seguro Social y en la Clínica San Fernando.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Arthur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Hematoma anal (sáculo venoso coagulado o trombosis peri-anal).