TY - JOUR
T1 - Ulcerative proctitis
AU - McKechnie, John C.
AU - Bynum, Turner E.
AU - Bentlif, Philip S.
AU - Lanza, Frank L.
PY - 1974/1/1
Y1 - 1974/1/1
N2 - Ulcerative proctitis, a nonspecific inflammatory process involving the rectal mucosa but not the mucosa of the sigmoid or more proximal colon, is often diagnosed mistakenly as ulcerative colitis because of similarity in gross and microscopic appearances. Ulcerative proctitis, however, is more benign, symptoms are limited to the rectum (bleeding), extracolonic complications are rare, and there is little if any malignant potential. Prognosis is excellent. Review of 50 cases of ulcerative proctitis showed a relation to emotional tension in over one third of the cases. Effective treatment includes hydrocortisone enemas, salicylazosulfapyridine, and especially reassurance of the limited and benign nature of the disease.
AB - Ulcerative proctitis, a nonspecific inflammatory process involving the rectal mucosa but not the mucosa of the sigmoid or more proximal colon, is often diagnosed mistakenly as ulcerative colitis because of similarity in gross and microscopic appearances. Ulcerative proctitis, however, is more benign, symptoms are limited to the rectum (bleeding), extracolonic complications are rare, and there is little if any malignant potential. Prognosis is excellent. Review of 50 cases of ulcerative proctitis showed a relation to emotional tension in over one third of the cases. Effective treatment includes hydrocortisone enemas, salicylazosulfapyridine, and especially reassurance of the limited and benign nature of the disease.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-197409000-00012
DO - 10.1097/00007611-197409000-00012
M3 - Article
C2 - 4153158
AN - SCOPUS:0016261080
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 67
SP - 1052
EP - 1056
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 9
ER -