title: Colo-anal anastomosis with colonic reservoir for cavernous hemangioma of the rectum.
abstract: The authors report on the clinical history of, and the therapeutic choices for, cavernous hemangioma of the rectum diagnosed in a 27-year-old male admitted for repeated episodes of rectal bleeding. The hemangioma extended to the dentate line and consequently the surgical challenge was to carry out a sphincter-saving procedure. The low resting pressure of the sphincter did not rule out the use of the colo-anal anastomosis procedure, but did require the construction of a pre-anastomotic colonic reservoir. The diagnostic problems and the therapeutic choices related to the salvaging of the sphincter are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica II, University of Bologna.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poggioli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selleri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laureti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gozzetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology