A rare cause of chronic rectal bleeding in children: solitary rectal ulcer (case report)

Temiz, Abdulkerim; Tander, Burak; Temiz, Muhyittin; Baris, Sancar; Ariturk, Ender

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2011.96658

A rare cause of chronic rectal bleeding in children: solitary rectal ulcer (case report)

Temiz A., Tander B., Temiz M., Baris S., Ariturk E.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.173-176, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.96658
Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.173-176
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.