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Solitary caecal ulcer as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
McCarthy Justin H.,
Beveridge Bruce R.
Publication year - 1984
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.1326-5377.1984.tb132913.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peptic ulcer , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , gastrointestinal disease , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , lesion , disease , general surgery , surgery , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , cancer
A case of solitary caecal ulcer in an elderly woman who developed rectal bleeding is reported. The difficulties encountered in the detection of this rare lesion are described, and the importance of excluding other gastrointestinal disorders in a patient with peptic ulcer disease are highlighted.