Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome in a child.
We describe a 6-year-old boy with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, and the sigmoidoscopic and histopathologic findings. The evolution of the histologic features and the absence of trauma suggest that the origin of the ulceration is ischemic in nature.
De la Rubia
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Department of Pediatrics, Príncipe de Asturias Hospital, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Ruiz Villaespesa
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Cebrero
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Garcia de Frias
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D002648:Child; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000473:pathology