A Case of Rectal Ulcer Bleeding Caused by Garlic Inserted into the Rectum.
- Author:
Mahn LEE
1
;
Han Na LEE
;
Ji Hye KIM
;
Hyun Jung SONG
;
Dong Ju YANG
;
Jin Sil PYO
;
Yoo Jin UM
;
Kyu Chan HUH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Rectum; Foreign Bodies; Ulcer; Garlic
- MeSH: Colitis, Ulcerative; Diverticulitis; Emergencies; Foreign Bodies; Garlic; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage; Hemorrhoids; Humans; Hyperplasia; Male; Middle Aged; Prostate; Rectum; Shock; Ulcer
- From:Intestinal Research 2012;10(2):206-209
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding can be caused by various etiologies including hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, neoplasms, and ulcerative colitis. However, a rectal ulcer is rarely caused by lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and an anorectal foreign body is a very rare cause of a rectal ulcer. We report the case of a 48-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with massive hematochezia and hypovolemic shock that occurred 5 days after inserting garlic into the rectum for treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia.
