Rectal bleeding and prolapse… not always benign diseases rather anal cancer. The importance of a correct decision making since primary care

Giornale di Chirurgia

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 133-135

  Cocorullo, G ^a   Tutino, R ^a   Falco, Nicolò ^a   Fontana, T ^a   Salamone, G ^a   Licari, L ^a   Gulotta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Digital rectal examination; Prolapse; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANUS NEOPLASMS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECTAL PROLAPSE;

ANUS NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECTAL PROLAPSE;

EID: 84991705004     PISSN: 03919005     EISSN: 1971145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2016.37.3.133     Document Type: Article

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