Investigating rectal bleeding

Diverticulitis and Rectal Bleeding

FRAENKEL (1954) has recently drawn attention to the massive bleeding which sometimes occurs as a primary symptom in cases of diverticulitis of the colon. He quotes Mr. D. C. Corry: "If a middle-aged or elderly patient, apparently in fair health, has a sudden, unexpected, and alarmingly profuse rectal haemorrhage of perhaps several pints, full examination is likely to reveal diverticulosis of th...

Investigation of rectal bleeding.

Rectal bleeding and polyps.

Colorectal polyps are an important albeit uncommon cause of rectal bleeding in children. Colonoscopy promotes both rapid and accurate diagnosis and the opportunity for immediate therapeutic polypectomy. A 10 year audit of polyps diagnosed and treated endoscopically has been undertaken in the children's endoscopy unit. Twenty nine polyps were diagnosed from 730 colonoscopies; 24 were juvenile, t...

Rectal bleeding from seeds impaction.

Causes of ano-rectal bleeding.

Introduction Ano-rectal bleeding is a common symptom which may be associated with local conditions such as haemorrhoids and fissures but may also be the presenting symptom with neoplasia, diverticular disease or inflammatory disease of the colon or rectum. Many patients with rectal or colonic disease have associated symptoms such as change of bowel habit or loss of weight, and it is uncertain h...