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  • Title: [A rare cause of rectal hemorrhage].
    Author: Gdanietz K, Reuter G, Kriewald M.
    Journal: Z Kinderchir; 1989 Oct; 44(5):308-9. PubMed ID: 2588811.
    Abstract:
    Report of a patient who discharged water and doughy stools since birth. At the age of 2 yrs. 10 mo. he had terry stools, a perforation of the sigmoid was caused by an ulcer, the perforation was oversewn. Further discharge of liquid stools. Rectoscopy, endoradiography, rectal biopsy with identification of gastric mucosa. 99mTc-pertechnetate was accumulated in the rectal mucosa. At the age of 4 years, demucosation and pull-through was done. A cleft vertebral body and a finger-shaped diverticulum were found and interpreted as sigmoid duplication. This is the only such case observed by us in 32 years.
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