title: Spontaneous resolution of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome during pregnancy: report of a case.
abstract: Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a rare condition that is associated with disordered defecation and is thought to be an ischemic injury from repeated mucosal trauma. Treatment is designed to alleviate the underlying defecatory problems and is only moderately successful. We report an interesting case of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome in a young woman, which was resistant to standard nonoperative management but completely resolved during two pregnancies only to recur when she was not pregnant, and we suggest a possible hormonal explanation for this unique occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Sumit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Shwan N O
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005401:Fissure in Ano / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D013577:Syndrome