INTRODUCTION Rectal varices, primitive or secondary to hypertensive or thrombotic disorders of mesenteric-portal circle, represent an uncommon cause of lower digestive bleeding. The presence of rectal varices associated to idiopathic venous portal thrombosis represents a distinct nosologic entity, with important clinical and therapeutic problems related to it. CASE REPORT Patient of young age...

Ectopic stomal varices are an unusual cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The term "ectopic stomal varices" means abnormally dilated veins that have developed in the stomal mucosa. We describe the 2D reformatted and 3D volume rendered images by MDCT in a patient with an episode of acute bleeding from the colonic stoma. This case indicates that the 2D reformatted and 3D volume rendered images ...

Colonoscopy is widely accepted as the gold-standard screening technique for detecting malignancies in the distal gastrointestinal tract in patients with symptoms suggestive of colon cancer. However, this procedure is not without risk, including colonic perforation. We report a patient who was managed conservatively after colonoscopy induced perforation. Eighteen months after appearing to make a...

A 54-year-old man with a history of alcohol use presented with hematochezia and syncope. Upon arrival to the hospital, his bleeding had stopped. He was hemodynamically stable with hemoglobin of 11g/dL, international normalized ratio of 1.8 and platelets of 37K/mcL. Nasogastric aspirate found bilious gastric contents without blood. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed mild gastritis without evide...

Background and Aims: In liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension, Portal Hypertensive Colopathy (PHC) is thought to be an important cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence and clinical significance of colonic mucosal changes in Egyptian patients with cirrhotic and Portal Hypertension (PHT). Patients and Methods: A prospective study done on 35 pati...