title: Delivery through perineal body and severed external anal sphincter with an intact vaginal orifice during a precipitous labor: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of a patient who delivered her baby through the perineal body with an intact vaginal introitus. Damage to the perineal body through its connection to the external anal sphincter can involve the rectovaginal septum with increased morbidity and thought to be linked to rectocele development.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Khadijah Irfah
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.affiliation: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland.
authors.forename: Seosamh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Coigligh
keywords: External anal sphincter; perineal body; precipitous labor; rectocele