The authors report on the clinical history of, and the therapeutic choices for, cavernous hemangioma of the rectum diagnosed in a 27-year-old male admitted for repeated episodes of rectal bleeding. The hemangioma extended to the dentate line and consequently the surgical challenge was to carry out a sphincter-saving procedure. The low resting pressure of the spincter did not rule out the use of the colo-anal anastomosis procedure, but did require the construction of a pre-anastomotic colonic reservoir. The diagnostic problems and the therapeutic choices related to the salvaging of the sphincter are discussed.
Colo-anal anastomosis with colonic reservoir for cavernous hemangioma of the rectum / Poggioli G.; Marchetti F.; Selleri S.; Fortunato C.; Laureti S.; Gozzetti G.. - In: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 0172-6390. - STAMPA. - 40:3(1993), pp. 279-281.
Colo-anal anastomosis with colonic reservoir for cavernous hemangioma of the rectum
Poggioli G.;Selleri S.;Fortunato C.;Laureti S.;Gozzetti G.
1993
Abstract
The authors report on the clinical history of, and the therapeutic choices for, cavernous hemangioma of the rectum diagnosed in a 27-year-old male admitted for repeated episodes of rectal bleeding. The hemangioma extended to the dentate line and consequently the surgical challenge was to carry out a sphincter-saving procedure. The low resting pressure of the spincter did not rule out the use of the colo-anal anastomosis procedure, but did require the construction of a pre-anastomotic colonic reservoir. The diagnostic problems and the therapeutic choices related to the salvaging of the sphincter are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
