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Benign rectal ulcer syndrome is an uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients may present with mild, often recurrent, rectal bleeding frequently ascribed to hemorrhoids. Barium enema may be normal during the early, nonulcerative phase of proctitis. Single (or multiple) ulcers with or without rectal stricture are the hallmarks of the radiographic diagnosis. Radiologic demonstration of the ulcer(s) is not required, however, for the diagnosis. Benign rectal ulcer should be included in the differential diagnosis of benign-appearing rectal strictures.
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Chapa, H.J., Smith, H.J. & Dickinson, T.A. Benign (solitary) ulcer of the rectum — Another cause for rectal stricture. Gastrointest Radiol 6, 85–88 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890227
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