Causes of ano-rectal bleeding
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- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 58 (676) , 92-93
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.58.676.92
Abstract
The causes of ano-rectal bleeding as the only symptom in 110 patients were studied. A diagnosis was obtained in 77% of patients after clinical examination, sigmoidoscopy and proctoscopy, increasing to 97% after radiology and colonoscopy. Anal causes of bleeding were found in 81% of the patients, while a source in the rectum or colon accounted for only 16%.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: