Bleeding per rectum in pediatric population: A pictorial review

Karamvir Chandel; Rishabh Jain; Anmol Bhatia; Akshay Kumar Saxena; Kushaljit Singh Sodhi

doi:10.5409/wjcp.v11.i3.270

Bleeding per rectum in pediatric population: A pictorial review

World J Clin Pediatr. 2022 May 9;11(3):270-288. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i3.270.

Authors

Karamvir Chandel¹, Rishabh Jain¹, Anmol Bhatia², Akshay Kumar Saxena¹, Kushaljit Singh Sodhi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
² Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. anmol_bhatia26@yahoo.co.in.

Abstract

Bleeding per rectum in children can be seen in congenital as well as acquired conditions that may require medical or surgical management. The present review article is aimed to discuss the imaging findings of some common and uncommon causes of bleeding per rectum in children.

Keywords: Bleeding; Children; Congenital; Imaging; Per rectum.

Publication types

Review