Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome – a potential diagnostic and management dilemma for the surgeon

• Main Authors: S., Kumari, Talib, Arni, Gul, Yunus A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41126/1/Solitary%20rectal%20ulcer%20syndrome%20%E2%80%93%20a%20potential%20diagnostic%20and%20management%20dilemma%20for%20surgeon.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41126/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2005V01N1_CS01.pdf

Occult mucosal prolapse syndrome, also known as the solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS) is uncommon. Due to its rarity, a misdiagnosis of rectal cancer is occasionally made as the clinical features may closely mimic those of rectal malignancy. We hereby report a case of SRUS in an elderly Malay ge...