rectum
Massive Rectal Bleeding (4 of 11)
The apparent affinity of the tubercle bacillus for lymphoid tissue and areas of physiologic stasis facilitating prolonged contact between the bacilli and the mucosa may be the reasons for the ileum...
Massive Rectal Bleeding (3 of 11)
Large ulcer with an elevated margin Intestinal tuberculosis (TB) is rarely seen in western countries, affecting mainly immigrants and immunocompromised patients. However, the incidence of abdominal...
Massive Rectal Bleeding (2 of 11)
The colon was seen to be filled with dark blood. The main symptom of lower GI bleeding is blood exiting the anus, either alone (bright red blood per rectum) or as red-stained stool (hematochezia)....
Massive Rectal Bleeding (1 of 11)
This 54-year-old male fisherman, was seen as an emergency because of massive rectal bleeding, his hemoglobin was 6.3 GR./dl, serology for HIV was negative, Rectal examination revealed dark, red blood...
Crohn's Disease - Endoscopy (9 of 28)
Crohn´s Disease after short-time treatment. Prominent rectum vessels were found, giving a congestive appearance after a short-time treatment with steroids.
Crohn's Disease - Endoscopy (8 of 28)
Crohn´s Disease. The rectum seen in retroflexed view. A polyp is observed We were not sure if this polyp was caused by the Crohn’s disease itself. However, we observed after a short time of treatment,...
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (14 of 14)
Lesions are observed during water lavage. Radiation-induced injury is best described in 2 ways. Acute injury is a function of fractionation of the dose, field size, type of radiation, and frequency...
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (13 of 14)
The effectiveness of argon coagulator for radiation proctitis has been established in many clinical trials.
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (12 of 14)
Various factors are associated with a high risk of late radiation complications: advanced age, hypertension, anaemia, poor nutrition status, diabetes mellitus, obesity, previous abdominal or pelvic...
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (11 of 14)
Sequelae of Radiotherapy. The incidence of severe complications rises with the total dose. The higher the dose the better the local control of the disease; however the complication rate is also higher....
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (9 of 14)
The image and the video display the argon plasma coagulator beam inside of the rectal tissue. The efficacy and safety of argon plasma coagulation therapy in the post radiation colitis is becoming as...
Radiation Proctosigmoiditis (7 of 14)
As many as half of the patients with various cancers receive some form of radiation. One to three weeks later, almost 50 to 75 percent experienced a subacute gastrointestinal syndrome. An estimated...