title: Heavy rectal bleeding secondary to the passage of a rectal leiomyoma per anus.
abstract: Leiomyoma of the rectum is rare and this is the first case reported where such a tumour has passed per rectum, resulting in heavy bleeding. The management of the acute surgical problem as well as rectal leiomyoma per se is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, UK. msaunders19@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pattenden
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Agarawal
mesh_terms: D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis