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SOLITARY ULCER OF THE RECTUM A REPORT OF FIFTEEN CASES
Author(s) -
Rowland R.,
Hecker R.,
Willing R.,
Gibson G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb76695.x
Subject(s) - rectum , medicine , lesion , mucus , carcinoma , surgery , rectal prolapse , ecology , biology
Fifteen cases of solitary ulcer of the rectum are described. The patients complained mainly of rectal bleeding, discomfort and passage per rectum of mucus. The lesion is most commonly situated on the anterior wall of the rectum and can be red and granular, nodular or ulcerating. Prolapse was found in nine cases. The histological lesion Is similar to that seen in rectal prolapse. The condition can be mistaken for colitis, adenomatous polyp or carcinoma. Reassurance, defaecation reeducation and dealing with the patients' emotional problems alleviated the condition In some cases. Surgery to remove a prolapsing segment was performed In one case only.