[Syndrome of solitary rectal ulcer--a rare cause of recurrent rectal hemorrhage].

While the clinical symptoms and signs of SRUS are quite obvious, etiology and treatment of the disease remain to be obscure. Although the lesion is usually not solitary this name has been used for the disease. According to other authors, we also find this term inappropriate. During the last 5 years 6 cases of SRUS have been diagnosed, treated and prospectively assessed in the surgical clinic of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty (Istanbul). Three patients were treated successfully by conservative means, transanal excision was performed and defects were sutured primarily in the other three. In one patient recurrence was seen 8 days after the transanal excision; transabdominal rectopexy was performed 6 months later. All patients have been followed up with no complaints.