title: Colo-anal sleeve resection for rectal hemangioma. Case report.
abstract: Colo-anal sleeve resection was performed for rectal hemangioma extending from the upper end of the anal canal to the rectosigmoid in two adults and a child. The indication for surgery was recurrent rectal bleeding. Anastomotic stricture formed in one patient, but was easily dilated. After observation for 2-12 months, all patients were completely continent, with normal 24-hour stool frequency. Colo-anal sleeve resection is advocated as the treatment of choice for large rectal hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luukkonen
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Järvinen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rintala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008722:Methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*