| Title | Rectal bleeding secondary to fecal disimpaction: angiographic diagnosis and treatment. |
| Author(s) | Naderi MJ, Bookstein JJ |
| Source | Radiology 1978 Feb; 126(2):387-9. |
| MeSH | Adult
Angiography
Fecal Impaction
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Humans
Middle Aged
Rectum
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| Abstract | Two cases of bleeding caused by manual disimpaction of fecal material are presented. Angiography played a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment. One case was managed with balloon tamponade, and the other was successfully treated by selective intra-arterial vasopressin infusion, after prior intravenous infusion had been ineffective. A history of fecal disimpaction should suggest the possibility of low rectal bleeding which can be diagnosed and treated angiographically. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 304584 |
