title: A rare cause of chronic rectal bleeding in children; solitary rectal ulcer: case report.
abstract: Solitary rectal ulcer causing lower gastrointestinal bleeding is extremely rare in children. Rare presentation, non-specific symptoms, insufficient experience, and characteristics mimicking other rectal diseases may cause misdiagnosis or delay of diagnosis in some pediatric patients. Here, we report a 10-year-old boy with solitary rectal ulcer diagnosed two years after onset of the symptoms who responded well to the conservative therapy, including high-fiber diet, laxatives, defecation training, and sucralfate enema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey. aktemiz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdulkerim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temiz
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tander
authors.forename: Muhyittin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temiz
authors.forename: Sancar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barış
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arıtürk
mesh_terms: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004733:Enema; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D054368:Laxatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011351:Proctoscopy; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012007:Rectum; D013392:Sucralfate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D054368:Laxatives; D013392:Sucralfate