Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Proctalgia fugax is a benign and uncommon condition of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Clinically, it is characterized by episodes of sharp, spasmodic rectal pain, predominantly occurring at night, lasting only a few minutes but of high intensity, and unrelated to defecation. The patient remains asymptomatic between episodes. Its clinical course is unpredictable. We present a case in an adolescent aged 16 years that had a favorable outcome with spontaneous evolution.
DOI: 10.60147/65be44ae
Authors: Marina Sonia Martínez, Iván Carabaño
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4409088041