Association of rectal diverticula and scleroderma.
Barium enema examinations of 7,200 patients were analyzed to determine the presence of rectal diverticula. Five patients with rectal diverticula, a prevalence of 0.07%, were found. Their diameters varied from 10 to 80 mm. Each of the patients had a single rectal diverticulum. Two patients had scleroderma with no other diverticula in the large bowel. None of our patients had symptoms referable to the rectal diverticula.
Plavsic
B M
BM
Department of Radiology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Raider
L
L
Drnovsek
V H
VH
Kogutt
M S
MS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
D001466:Barium Sulfate