Lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to a rectal leiomyoma.
The occurrence of leiomyoma of the rectum is uncommon. Most of these lesions are clinically silent and are found incidentally during laparotomy or endoscopic procedures for unrelated conditions. Symptomatic leiomyomas of the rectum are encountered less frequently, with only sporadic reports in the literature. We describe a case of a leiomyoma of the rectum presenting as recurrent lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage and secondary anemia.
Department of Surgery and Advanced Technologies, Center for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
Giovanni D
GD
De Palma
Maria
M
Rega
Stefania
S
Masone
Saverio
S
Siciliano
Marcello
M
Persico
Francesca
F
Salvatori
Francesco
F
Maione
Dario
D
Esposito
Antonio
A
Bellino
Giovanni
G
Persico
D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery