colon
Leiomyoma in the Ascending Colon
A 38 year-old woman, she had rectal bleeding for more than four months. Colonic leiomyoma is a rare condition. Smooth muscle tumours arising from the colon constitute only 3% of gastrointestinal...
Cervix Carcinoma Infiltrating the Rectum
Invasive cervical cancer, The prognosis is based on the stage, size, and histologic grade of the primary tumor and the status of the lymph nodes. Assessment of the stage of disease is important in...
A Tablet of Medicine in the Colon (1 of 2)
A not yet dissolved tablet was found in the descending colon.
Yellowish Colonic Mucosa (2 of 2)
Yellowish Colonic Mucosa. This video clip shows the passage of feces through the descendent colon towards the rectum.
Yellowish Colonic Mucosa (1 of 2)
This is a 65 year old man with advanced rectal cancer, 18 months previously underwent surgery, now presented with multiple liver metastases and obstructive jaundice.
Diffuse Colonic Varices (4 of 4)
Prominent vessels in the ascending colon. Ectopic varices are an unusual cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage The clinician caring for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding must be aware of this...
Diffuse Colonic Varices (3 of 4)
Retroflexed image in the sigmoid colon shows some varices The term ‘‘ectopic varices’’ is sometimes reserved for abnormally dilated veins associated with gastrointestinal mucosa and, therefore, with...
Diffuse Colonic Varices (2 of 4)
The entire colon had prominent veins to the cecum Diagnosis of idiopathic colonic varices is most accurately achieved by mesenteric angiography. Etiology and natural history of ectopic varices Ectopic...
Diffuse Colonic Varices (1 of 4)
VARICES OF THE COLON apparently is an exceedingly rare condition. A 42 year old male, physician internist, diabetic with morbid obesity, present with rectal bleeding with dark red blood, nine months...
Colonic Lipoma (3 of 4)
" The Pillow Sign" Lipomas are soft, and typically exhibit a "pillow sign" where a dimple is left after compression wit the tip of the biopsy forceps. Lipoma. Fatty tumors can be indented with a...
Colonic Lipoma (2 of 4)
They occur most commonly in the ileum, and they may be single or multiple. Duodenal lipomas are mostly small but may become pedunculated with obstruction of the lumen
Colonic Lipoma (1 of 4)
Yellow mass was seen in the transverse colon. Lipomas are probably the commonest submucosal polyps occurring in the large bowel.