Severe constipation caused by an abnormally angled coccyx
Simony, A.; Hansen, E.J.; Ernst, C.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 177(12): V08140436
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25786844 Document Number: 684120
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.