Cavernous hemangiomas of the rectum: report of three cases.
Cavernous hemangioma of the rectum are uncommon benign vascular lesions. Misdiagnosis often occurs because of lack of awareness of classic clinical features. Endoscopy, plain x-ray abdomen, barium enema, and selective angiography are useful means of investigation for accurate diagnosis. Three cases of rectal haemangioma are presented that were earlier misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis.
Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, India.
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Amarapurkar
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Jadliwala
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Punamiya
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Jhawer
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Chitale
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Amarapurkar
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery