title: Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectosigmoid and low anterior resection using the autostapler.
abstract: Over 200 cases of colonic hemangioma have been reported, with more than 50% occurring in the rectosigmoid. These benign vascular neoplasms usually present in childhood, often with life-threatening hemorrhage. Lack of awareness of the condition continues to lead to errors in diagnosis and management, and may contribute to previously reported mortality rates of 50%. We report a case of diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectosigmoid in a 10-year-old boy and its treatment by low anterior resection using the end-to-end autostapler.
authors.affiliation: Ibn Al Bitar Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corbally
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McMullin
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers