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.
Amarapurkar
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Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, India.
Jadliwala
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Punamiya
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S
Jhawer
P
P
Chitale
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Amarapurkar
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A
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