title: [Severe constipation caused by an abnormally angled coccyx].
abstract: Constipation is a common disease among patients in all age groups, and the pathology can vary. This case report describes a 26-year-old female with severe constipation for six years. She was referred to a centre for spine surgery with a coccyx compressing her rectum causing constipation. The symptoms developed six years previously after a trauma, progressed during pregnancy and after giving birth. X-ray showed a 90-degree anterior angulated coccyx compressing the rectum. She was treated with resection of the coccyx, and symptoms disappeared after surgery.
authors: Rygkirurgisk Center, Rygkirurgisk Afdeling, -Middelfart Sygehus, Østre Hougvej 55, 5500 Middelfart. ane.simony1@rsyd.dk.
authors: Ane
authors: A
authors: Simony
authors: Emil Jesper
authors: EJ
authors: Hansen
authors: Carsten
authors: C
authors: Ernst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003050:Coccyx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology