Study on the Role of Colonoscopic Biopsy in Rectal Bleeding Patients with Ulcerated Hyperemic Mucosa only

Abstract

There are several etiologies for rectal bleeding and a complete evaluation and early diagnosis is very important. Bleeding per rectum ranging from mild conditions requiring little or no treatment to severe and life-threatening ones requiring immediate intervention according to the etiologies [3]. The etiologies include hemorrhoids, anal fissures, solitary rectal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulosis, proctitis, ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, colonic polyps and cancer colon. Proctosigmoidoscopy followed by colonoscopy is the examination of choice for diagnosis and treatment of patients complaining of rectal bleeding [4]. As number of cases with colonoscopy shows only ulcerated hyperemic mucosa is not low, we have performed this study in order to determine the role of colonoscopy in determining the cause of bleeding per rectum in those patients by histopathological evaluation of their biopsies.