RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1004107141
T1 Rectal Ulcer, Solitary
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1004107141
RD 2024/04/23
AB •  Obliteration  of  rectal  lamina  propria  by  fibroblasts•  Term  "solitary  rectal  ulcer"  misnomer  as  patients  may  present  with  no  ulcer,  single  or  multiple  ulcers,  or  polypoid  lesions•  May  be  clinically  associated  and  caused  by  pelvic  floor  abnormalities  such  as  rectal  prolapse,  intussusception•  Results  in  defecation  disorder  with  intense  straining•  Possible  etiology:  Ischemic  insult  or  trauma  to  rectal  mucosa