title: Colonoscopic examination of rectal bleeding in children: a report of two cases.
abstract: Rectal bleeding in children is a frightening and cause of great concern, and of parental anxiety. In this report, we present the value of colonoscopy to unravel the diagnostic conundrum often associated with rectal bleeding in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abdulfatai B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Olokoba
authors.forename: Olusegun A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Obateru
authors.forename: Mathew O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Bojuwoye
authors.forename: Olatunde K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Olasunkanmi M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Babalola
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012007:Rectum