INTRODUCTION Bleeding is a common complication of proctitis secondary to radiotherapy of pelvic tumours. Between 5 and 10% may become severe and refractory to topical and endoscopic treatment. Experience with the application of 4% formaldehyde is presented. PATIENTS AND METHOD A retrospective and descriptive study was performed on a patient cohort with severe radiation proctitis admitted to t...

Background. Food protein-induced proctitis/proctocolitis (FPIP) is the most common noninfectious colitis in children in the first year of life. Along with the overall clinical symptoms, diarrhoea and rectal bleeding are the main manifestations of the disease. There is no routine noninvasive test that would be specific for this type of colitis. The aim of our study was to find a noninvasive labo...

BACKGROUND Tacrolimus is a potent immunomodulator that is effective in the systemic treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, potential toxicity and systemic (side) effects after oral intake limit its use. We investigated the local applicability and safety of tacrolimus for distal colitis. METHODS Patients with refractory left-sided colitis or proctitis were treated for 4 weeks...

Yutaka Yamaji1*, Yoshihiro Isomura1, Shuntaro Yoshida1, Atsuo Yamada1, Yoshihiro Hirata1, Kenshiro Shiraishi2, Jinpei Kumagai3, Yutaka Enomoto3, Yukio Homma3 and Kazuhiko Koike1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 2Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3Department of Urology, Gr...

An outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) infection has been recognised in the UK since 2004, predominantly affecting HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Patients typically present with proctitis symptoms. The prevalence of rectal LGV in MSM attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in London is estimated at 1%. Health Protection Agency surveillance has shown a decrease in ...

Objetivo: Describir y caracterizar los aspectos epidemiológicos clínicos de pacientes con proctitis infecciosa en nuestro hospital. Materiales Método: Se trata un estudio tipo transversal sintomatología perianal del canal anal, concordante proctitis, que consultaron el policlínico coloproctología entre enero 2017 diciembre 2018, a quienes se les realizó secreción anal para confirmar infección t...