Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: Clinical features, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment strategies

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 738-744

  Zhu, Qing Chao ^a   Shen, Rong Rong ^b   Qin, Huan Long ^b   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Diagnosis; Pathophysiology; Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRIN; MESALAZINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SALICYLIC ACID; SUCRALFATE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LAMINA PROPRIA; MANOMETRY; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM ULCER; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOLITARY RECTAL ULCER SYNDROME; TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 84892873783     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i3.738     Document Type: Review

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