Rectal lipoma incarcerated in the anus as the cause of abudant rectorrhagia

Katarina Eric ,
Katarina Eric

Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia

Marko Miladinov ,
Marko Miladinov

Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia

Milena Cosic Micev ,
Milena Cosic Micev

Clinical Center of Serbia , Belgrade , Serbia

Zoran Krivokapic
Zoran Krivokapic

Clinical Centar of Serbia Serbia

Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Published: 01.04.2018.

Volume 34, Issue 1 (2018)

pp. 54-54;

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Aim: Case report for rare complication rectorrhagia induced by rectal lipoma incarcerated in the anus . Introduction: Colorectal lipomas are rare tumors that are commonly diagnosed in the right colon, accidentaly during colonoscopy. When the lipomas are larger then 2 cm, they cause pain, bleeding, obstruction, incarceration and torsion. Material and Methods: We present the case of 50-year old man who comes to emergency ambulance with abundant rectorrhagia and blood presented on underwear and thighs. It is noted prolapse of the soft structure through the anus which is reponated into the anus. Anoproctoscopy was performed, which determines that it is polyp of rectum, although it seemed to be incarcerated hemorrhoids, due to the fact that the patient has been suffering from hemorrhoids with bleeding for several years,which is treated conservatively. It was found that it was not hemorrhoids prolaps or bleeding from them. Flexibile rectoscopy was performed on the untreated gut. The polypoid structure on peduncle,was verified in the distal rectum,3,5 cm from the pectinate line. Polypoid formation was electroresected and sent for pathohistological examination. Results: The patient was well tolerated intervention. Resected specimen revealed sessile pseudopolypoid tumor,eroded mucosa , diameter 28x25x24 mm.Histopathology revealed submucosal lipoma . Eroded mucosa is accompanied by focuses microbloods. Microcircuits of fatty necrosis are visible inside the lipoma. Conclusion: Lipom of the rectum is rare entity which is accidentaly diagnosed during colonoscopy. Extremly rare, lipom causes bleeding, which we present here.

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