Solitary rectal diverticulum: A case report

Abstract

Rectal diverticulas are very rare and most of patients with rectal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally. Inflammatory processes may have developed at the time of the diagnosis. Here we report a case of rectal diverticulum which was developed after stapled transanal rectal resection procedure. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging revealed a giant diverticulum of the rectum. A fecaloma is removed from rectum endoscopically. J Clin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (4): 506-508

Keywords

• Magnetic resonance imaging, rectal diverticulum, stapled hemorrhoidopexy

Soliter rektal divertikül: Olgu sunumu

Öz

Rektal divertiküller çok nadirdir. Hastaların tanısı çoğunlukta tesadüfen ve inflamatuar bir süreci takiben konur. Çalışmada; Stapler ile transanal rezeksiyon sonrası rektal divertikül gelişen bir hasta taktim ettik. Abdominal Manyetik Rezonans görüntüleme'de rektumda büyük bir divertikül tespit edildi. Yapılan rektosigmoidoskopide; rektumda dar bir ağzı olan ve fekaloidle dolu rektal divertikül tespit edildi. Endoskop eşliğinde, tespit edilen fekalom parçalanarak rektumdan dışarıya alındı.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Manyetik rezonans görüntüleme, rektal divertikül, stapled hemoroidektomi

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