rectal fistula/abdominal pain

Ovarian dermoid cysts are one of the most common benign neoplasms in women. Rectal fistula formation due to an ovarian dermoid cyst, particularly a benign dermoid cyst, is extremely rare. A 17-year-old girl with symptoms of lower abdominal pain, passage of sebaceous materials in the stool, and

BACKGROUND Fistulation in benign cystic teratomas has not been commonly reported in the literature. We present a case of a benign ovarian dermoid cyst complicated with a recto-ovarian fistula. METHODS A 30-year-old nonpregnant woman admitted to the gynecological outpatient clinic because of lower

OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical manifestations, endoscopic and histological features for establishing a diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS Thirty-four inpatients with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis/UC/: 24; Crohn's disease/CD/:10) were enrolled into this

OBJECTIVE To determine the indications of colonoscopic screening for Crohn's disease in patients with fistula-in-ano. METHODS Clinical data of 302 patients with perianal fistula who received colonoscopy examination from January 2010 to December 2013 in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth

We present a case of reactive angioendotheliomatosis (RAE) of the colon, featuring intravascular proliferation of endothelial cells with histologic resemblance to glomeruloid hemangioma. A 19-year-old Japanese male with an anal fistula was diagnosed endoscopically with Crohn's disease. Six months

BACKGROUND Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common form of autoinflammatory disease. We report a rare case of FMF with gastrointestinal lesions mimicking Crohn disease. UNASSIGNED A 21-year-old Japanese man was referred to our institution, complaining of refractory diarrhea and weight

We herein report a case involving a 23-year-old male patient with active Crohn's disease complicated by Guillain-Barrè syndrome during ustekinumab therapy. At age 11, the patient developed an anal fistula and was found to have multiple aphthae on the rectosigmoid colon, for which he was diagnosed

A 78-year-old man visited our department for macroscopic hematuria in June, 1989. On the basis of the diagnosis of tumor of the bladder and right afunctional kidney, total right nephro-uretero-cystectomy and skin grafting of the left ureter were performed on August 2. The patient continued to have

Behcet's disease is a multi-systemic vasculitis and characterized by systemic organ involvement. Although the gastrointestinal and systemic features of Behcet's disease and inflammatory bowel disease overlap to a considerable extent, they are generally viewed as two distinct diseases. A 39-yr-old

Tuberculosis can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. However, anorectal tuberculosis has rarely been reported. A 46-years-old male presented with abdominal pain and perianal discharge of 30 years' duration. The patient had received operations for anal fistula and inflammation three times.

A 19-year-old male with diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels was admitted to our hospital. Endoscopic examination and small intestinal contrast radiography revealed multiple longitudinal ulcers in the large intestine and ileum. A specimen biopsied from one of

OBJECTIVE To discuss the clinical features of perianal Crohn disease (PCD). METHODS Clinical data of 52 PCD patients who were treated at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine from June 2011 to October 2014 were analyzed retrospectively.

Crohn's disease, which mainly affects the gastrointestinal tract, is a refractory inflammatory disease that has clinical manifestations of abdominal pain, fever, bowel obstruction, and diarrhea with blood or mucus. Together, these symptoms can severely impair a patient's quality of life. Besides the