Author/Editor     Kolodziejczak, Malgorzata; Sudol-Szopinska, Iwona
Title     The usefulness of transrectal endosonography in differentiating an anal abscess from a rectal carcinoma. A case report
Translated title     Koristnost transrektalne endoluminalne ultrazvočne preiskave pri ločevanju analnega abscesa in rektalnega karcinoma. Prikaz primera
Type     članek
Source     Radiol Oncol
Vol. and No.     Letnik 39, št. 4
Publication year     2005
Volume     str. 249-52
Language     eng
Abstract     Background. The high anal abscess might have not a typical, chronic clinical course, and its diagnosis may be difficult. Case report. The authors describe a case of a patient with the initial diagnosis of rectal cancer. Because of non-specific clinical symptoms suggesting a high anal abscess with atypical , chronic course of the disease, additional investigations were suggested. The final diagnosis was high, submucous-intersphincetric abscess. Conclusions. In the described case the most important ones turned out to be an exact finger per rectum examination, clinical proctologic assessment, and the transrectal ultrasound.
Summary     Izhodišča. Visoko ležeči analni abscesi imajo lahko neznačilen, kronični klinični potek, zato jih je težje diagnosticirati. Prikaz primera. Avtorici opisujeta primer bolnice, pri kateri so sprva sumili, da ima rektalni karcinom. Ker so neznačilni klinični simptomi kazali na možnost visokoležečega abscesa s kroničnim potekom bolezni, so naredili dodatne preiskave. Potrdili so, da ima bolnica visokoležeči, submukozni, intersfinkterski absces. Zaključki. Zgoraj opisani primer bolnice kaže, da sta bili pri ugotavljanju bolezni najvažnejša natančna digitalna interrektalna preiskava ter transrektalni endoluminalni ultrazvok.
Descriptors     PROCTITIS
ABSCESS
RECTAL NEOPLASMS
ENDOSONOGRAPHY
MIDDLE AGE
DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL