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Rectal bleeding 3 days after colonoscopy

    Author: Carlo Catalano, MD, Rome, Italy
    Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A 71-year-old man experienced rectal bleeding 3 days after routine colonoscopy.
    • Medical history revealed resection of the sigmoid colon with termino-terminal anastomosis 1
      year earlier, for neoplasia.

    • Laboratory tests revealed a low hemoglobin level.
    • Abdominal radiography revealed air-fluid levels.
    • He was referred for abdominal CT.
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