A 67-year-old female patient with no medical history presents with pain and increased volume in her right lower limb for the last three weeks. She is admitted with a diagnosis of right-side iliac-femoral-popliteal deep venous thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism. She developed rectorrhagia following anticoagulation. Colonoscopy revealed an exophytic, mamillated, friable, anteriorl...

Leiomyoma is a tumor strain that derives from the smooth muscle fibers and develops in the regions where these fibers are present. In the digestive tract, the anorectal location is uncommon and is usually diagnosed late due to intraluminal growth in over 50% of the cases. Given the exceptional location, we present the case of a 49-year-old woman who sought medical attention for a tumor of 7-mon...

pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (pci) is a rare condition charachterized by the presence of multiple gases filled cysts in the gastro intestinal tract. in this article we present three cases with different features, who at the end evaluation pci was diagnosed. the first patient present with rectorrhagia (submucosal pci). the second patient present with dyspepsia (subserosal intestinal pci) a...

Background: Arteriovenous malformations are one of the most common vascular disorders of the colon. Vascular disorders present as painless, high-volume rectal bleeding. Case Presentation: This study elucidates two rare cases of vascular disorders that are diagnosed as angiodysplasia of the left colon and cavernous hemangioma of the colon and rectum.  The chief complaint in two patients ...

meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital disorder which may result in gl bleeding. for definite diagnosis before surgery, radiographic procedures such as small intestine barium studies are not greatly successful; on the other hand tc-99m-pertechnetate imaging is a physiologic and noninvasive method with high sensitivity and specificity. in this report, three patients with rectorrhagia,...

crohn’s disease (cd) is rarely presented with lower gi bleeding (lgib) which eludes the clinician. a 25-year-old lady with severe rectorrhagia was presented with no history of constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain. colonoscopy revealed ulcers in the rectum, sigmoid colon, and terminal ileum. crohn’s pathologic features were detected in the terminal ileum. the bleeding was controlled via supp...

BACKGROUND Indications of colorectal resection for endometriosis remain controversial because of the risk of major complications. Therefore, the aims of the current study were to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic segmental colorectal resection for endometriosis on quality of life and gynaecologic and digestive symptoms, and its complications. METHODS After magnetic resonance imaging and r...

To cite: Kopke Túlio M, Barreiro P, Bana e Costa T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215232 DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old woman with an anxiety disorder presented with diarrhoea, rectorrhagia, tenesmus and proctalgia, progressively worsening for the past 2 months, in association with significant weight loss (15% body weight). Physical examina...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a frequent complication among long-term dialysis patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of pegylated interferon-α(2a) (PEG-IFN-α(2a)) treatment in hemodialysis patients. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed charts of 16 HCV-RNA-positive hemodialysis patients. RESULTS There were 11 male and ...