Solitary ulcer of the rectum and granulomatous appendicitis, a casual association?
Artaza Varasa, T.; Alcántara Torres, M.; Rodríguez Merlo, R.; Legaz Huidobro, M.L.; Sánchez Ruano, J.J.; Martínez Potenciano, J.L.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 87(1): 59-61
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 1130-0108 PMID: 7727169 Document Number: 440386
We report a case of solitary rectal ulcer (SRU) in a patient who had been previously diagnosed of granulomatous appendicitis. Both entities were histologically confirmed. The patient is asymptomatic after appendectomy done one and a half years ago, demonstrating the low recurrence rate of granulomatous appendicitis and the silent course of solitary rectal ulcer in many patients. Both entities may be related.