PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Colvin
AU  - Peter Mallett
AU  - Naomi McMahon
AU  - Thomas Bourke
AU  - Andrew Thompson
AU  - William McCallion
TI  - How to use perianal examination in children
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315427
DP  - 2020 Apr 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 89--93
VI  - 105
IP  - 2
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/2/89.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/2/89.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2020 Apr 01; 105
AB  - No examination of a child’s abdomen or gastrointestinal system is complete without an examination of the ’backside' or perineum, however there is often reluctance among paediatricians to perform this examination routinely. This article aims to describe how to use perineal examination in infants and children. It discusses the indications and stepwise approach to performing a per-rectal examination and interpretation of the findings one could expect to encounter. We include four cases encompassing the major conditions, both congenital and acquired, that paediatricians should be aware of and how they were managed in our institution.