| Title | Benign cecal ulcer. | | Author(s) | Himal HS | | Institution | Department of Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada. | | Source | Surg Endosc 1989; 3(3):170-2. | | MeSH | Cecal Diseases
Cecum
Colonoscopy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ulcer
| | Abstract | Benign cecal ulceration, generally presenting as a right lower abdominal mass or lower gastrointestinal bleeding in older patients, is often associated with typhoid fever, cytomegalovirus, and ingestion of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Diagnosis is generally made during surgery, but conservative treatment often leads to complete healing. In elective patients, repeated X-ray examinations of the colon, especially with air contrast barium enema and colonoscopy, are recommended to distinguish benign cecal ulceration from a malignancy. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 2814781 |
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