Case report - Rectal Diverticuli

  • Daniela Zammit, John Bonello, Martina Muscat, Kristian Micallef, Pierre Ellul

Abstract

A 56 year old gentleman presented with a long-standing history of constipation and new onset rectal bleeding. The patient underwent a Computed Tomogrophy (CT) Colonography (Figure A) which showed multiple rectal diverticuli and mildly enlarged mesorectal lymph nodes. A flexible sigmoidoscopy was performed and demonstrated the presence of four rectal diverticuli (Figure B).

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Author Biographies

Daniela Zammit, MD

Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology,
Mater Dei Hospital,
Msida, Malta

John Bonello, MD, MRCP

Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology,
Mater Dei Hospital,
Msida, Malta

Martina Muscat, MD, MRCP

Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology,
Mater Dei Hospital,
Msida, Malta

Kristian Micallef, MRCS, FRCR

Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology,
Mater Dei Hospital,
Msida, Malta

Pierre Ellul, PhD, FRCP

Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology,
Mater Dei Hospital,
Msida, Malta

Issue
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017)
Section
Case Reports
Published
17-06-2017
Keywords:
rectum, diverticuli, colonography, endoscopy

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