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Torrential rectal bleeding
Author(s) -
Tesar Peter J.,
Judson Rodney T.
Publication year - 1983
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.1326-5377.1983.tb136080.x
Subject(s) - medicine , angiography , resection , rectal carcinoma , radiology , surgery , colorectal cancer , circulatory system , cancer
A case of torrential rectal bleeding due to a colonic carcinoma is reported. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by angiography, which showed an abornormal circulatory pattern at the hepatic flexure of the colon. Resection of the tumour controlled the bleeding. Dealing with this clinical problem requires a systematized approach. Angiographic demonstration of the source of the bleeding allows definitive surgical management.