Author: Andrik J. Aschoff, MD, Ulm, Germany
Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis
1. Patient presentation
- An 81-year-old man was admitted to the ER with acute lower abdominal pain and rectal bleeding
which was suspected to originate from known hemorrhoids
- At ER, biochemical exams revealed elevated lactate (4.2 mmol/l)
- Rectal examination showed hemorrhoids (third- or fourth-degree), but no bleeding
- CT was performed