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International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease 7/2008

01-07-2008 | Letter to the Editor

Life-threatening rectal necrosis after injection sclerotherapy for haemorrhoids

Authors: T. Schulte, F. Fändrich, V. Kahlke

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 7/2008

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A 43-year-old man presented himself in our emergency department with diffuse pain of the lower abdomen with a history of diarrhoea and a mild elevation of his body temperature. The day before, he had a medical consultation because of haemorrhoids. He was reasonably sure that he underwent a local endoscopic sclerotherapy. Laboratory work up showed a mild elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) to 19.1 mg/l with normal white blood cell count (WBC). The patient was admitted to a general ward for further diagnostics and treatment. …
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Title
Life-threatening rectal necrosis after injection sclerotherapy for haemorrhoids
Authors
T. Schulte
F. Fändrich
V. Kahlke
Publication date
01-07-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-007-0402-z

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