Amarapurkar D, Jadliwala M, Punamiya S, Jhawer P, Chitale A, Amarapurkar A
Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, India.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Aug;93(8):1357-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.447_q.x.
Cavernous hemangioma of the rectum are uncommon benign vascular lesions. Misdiagnosis often occurs because of lack of awareness of classic clinical features. Endoscopy, plain x-ray abdomen, barium enema, and selective angiography are useful means of investigation for accurate diagnosis. Three cases of rectal haemangioma are presented that were earlier misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis.