Management of a crochet hook penetrating perineal injury: A case report.

Asmelash Gebresilase Tewelde, Yirgalem Teklebirhan Gebreziher, Hadush Tesfay Negash, Birhane Mekonen Negash

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Asmelash Gebresilase TeweldeDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Colleges of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Yirgalem Teklebirhan GebreziherDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Hadush Tesfay NegashDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

Birhane Mekonen NegashSchool of Medicine, Colleges of Health Sciences, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Removing an embedded barbed hook in the body without causing further tissue damage is a challenge in the emergency department (ED). A crochet hook is one of these barbed hooks. A 6-year-old male child presented to our hospital after 1 hour of crochet hook needle injury to the perineum. On perineal examination there was a sharp material imbedded in the anterior perineal area on the right side from the medial raphe. His follow-up course was uneventful. The advance-and-cut method is the most practiced and successful. The choice of management techniques depends on the anatomic location and depth of the hook.

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Case reportCrochet hook injuryManagementPerineal

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PMID42027242

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2025.103336

PMCPMC13100472

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