Proctalgia fugax.

TL;DR: Proctalgia fugax is a condition characterized by recurring attacks of distressing rectal pain with no local positive findings in the rectum.

Abstract: A personal study of 24 patients suffering from protalgia fugax is reported. It is sug-gested that sudden vascular congestion analogous to migraine may be the precipitating mechanism. Proctalgia fugax has been defined as recurring attacks of distressing rectal pain with no local positive findings in the rectum. I have encountered 24 cases which were subjected to extensive study and form the basis of this report. a a very of of