Inflammatory cloacogenic polyps: a rare cause of rectal bleeding

Inflammatory cloacogenic polyps are infrequent lesions that usually arise in the anorectal zone. The most common clinical presentation is rectal bleeding. Two cases of rectal bleeding related to cloacogenic polyps with different endoscopic appearance are reported. Endoscopists should be familiar wit...

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Published inGastroenterología y hepatología Vol. 30; no. 8; p. 461
Main Authors Ciriza de Los Ríos, Constanza, Tomás Moro, Esperanza, García Durán, Fernando, Alvarez Sánchez, Jesús, Bermejo San José, Fernando, Valer López-Fando, Paz, Carneros Martín, José Antonio, Piqueras Alcol, Belén, Rodríguez Agulló, José Luis
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.10.2007
Subjects
Adult
Anal Canal
Colonoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Intestinal Polyps - diagnosis
Rectal Diseases - diagnosis
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Summary:Inflammatory cloacogenic polyps are infrequent lesions that usually arise in the anorectal zone. The most common clinical presentation is rectal bleeding. Two cases of rectal bleeding related to cloacogenic polyps with different endoscopic appearance are reported. Endoscopists should be familiar with this entity, which should be considered in the differential diagnosis with other polypoid lesions observed in colonoscopy.
ISSN:0210-5705