Benign solitary cecal ulcer

Czech version

Authors: A. Halčín ¹; J. Malina ²; doc. MUDr. Emőke Šteňová, PhD. ¹; Š. Galbavý ^4,5; K. Kubranská ³; R. Brnka ¹
Authors‘ workplace: I. interná klinika Lekárskej fakulty UK a ÚNB, pracovisko Staré mesto, Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednostka doc. MUDr. Soňa Kiňová, PhD. ¹; Klinika chirurgickej onkológie Onkologického ústavu sv. Alžbety, s. r. o., Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednosta doc. MUDr. Štefan Durdík, PhD. ²; I. rádiologická klinika Lekárskej fakulty UK a ÚNB, pracovisko Staré mesto, Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednosta prof. MUDr. Jozef Bilický, PhD. ³; Ústav laboratórnych vyšetrovacích metód, VŠZS sv. Alžbety a OÚSA Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednosta prof. MUDr. Štefan Galbavý, DrSc. ⁴; Ústav súdneho lekárstva Lekárskej fakulty UK a ÚDZS Bratislava, Slovenská republika, prednosta prof. MUDr. Štefan Galbavý, DrSc. ⁵
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2011; 57(10): 867-870
Category: Case Reports

Overview

Solitary benign cecal ulcer is a non-usual finding without characteristic clinical or radiological performance. Because of its little frequency and its clinical symptoms often suspicious for the presence of severe diseases like are malignancies, acute abdomen or lower gastrointestinal bleeding, this finding is only rarely diagnosed preoperatively. Definitive diagnosis is almost always made pathologically. In this case report we describe clinical, radiological and pathological findings in our patient with difficulties caused by a solitary benign cecal ulcer.

Key words:
solitary colonic ulceration – cecum

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