Per Rectal Bleeding in Children: Experiences in the Department of Paediatric Surgery in BSMMU

This study was carried out in an attempt to find out causes, presentation and the proper management that can be offered to the affected infants and children.This retrospective study was carried out from January 2012 to December 2014 in the department of Paediatric Surgery of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. All patients presenting with the complaint of per rectal bleeding were included.   But patients who needed emergency surgical intervention were excluded from this study. The data were reviewed for gender, age, causes of rectal bleeding and type, number, site, recurrence rate and the modality of treatment employed in children having colorectal polyp. Technetium-labeled red blood cells scans was used for the diagnosis of Meckel ' s Diverticulum. Complete blood picture and routine stool examination were done for all cases.Most polyp cases were diagnosed with digital rectal examination (DRE). Colonoscopy was performed for some cases in the Paediatric Gastroenterology Department of BSMMU. Also all the rectal polyps and colonic mucosal biopsies taken during colonoscopy submitted to histopathological examination. Per rectal bleeding was the chief complaint in 326 (1.5%) patients Out of 21,533 patients presenting to the outpatient department of Paediatric Surgery of BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh over a period of three years. In this study, it was reviewed 326 patients, among them 208 (63.89%) were boys and 118 (36.19%) were girls. The male female...
Source: Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research