[A rare cause of rectal hemorrhage].
Report of a patient who discharged water and doughy stools since birth. At the age of 2 yrs. 10 mo. he had terry stools, a perforation of the sigmoid was caused by an ulcer, the perforation was oversewn. Further discharge of liquid stools. Rectoscopy, endoradiography, rectal biopsy with identification of gastric mucosa. 99mTc-pertechnetate was accumulated in the rectal mucosa. At the age of 4 years, demucosation and pull-through was done. A cleft vertebral body and a finger-shaped diverticulum were found and interpreted as sigmoid duplication. This is the only such case observed by us in 32 years.
Gdanietz
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Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Berlin-Buch.
Reuter
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Kriewald
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery
Seltene Ursache einer Rektalblutung.