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Hemangiomatosis of the colon

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of disseminated atypical capillary hemangiomatosis of the colon and rectum is reported which was successfully treated by total colectomy. The tiny blood clots which were seen at proctoscopy and appeared to be attached to the mucosa were not completely evaluated during the first examination; they proved to be hemangiomas which were recognized later and fulgurated. The bleeding was so excessive that, at first, it was believed to originate at some point in the colon beyond the reach of the sigmoidoscope. It was not until after coloscopy was performed that it could be assured that the entire colon was involved.

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    Fidel Ruiz-Moreno M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21 to 24, 1961.

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Ruiz-Moreno, F. Hemangiomatosis of the colon. Dis Colon Rectum 5, 453–456 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616651

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