Angiodysplasia of the colon is a disease accompanied by the expansion and deformation of blood vessels supplying the distal part of the intestine. The main symptom of the disease is periodic bloody discharge from the rectum, which, with a prolonged course of pathology, can lead to the development of anemia. For diagnosis, a general blood…
Rectal polyp is a precancerous tumor formation of the rectal mucosa. It has been asymptomatic for a long time. It may manifest as bloody or mucous secretions, sometimes significant bleeding is observed; constipation or diarrhea, false urges, a feeling of a foreign body or incomplete bowel emptying. The diagnosis is made on the basis of…
Do you have the impression that you have already encountered any new situation? Although most people have experienced this feeling of “deja vu”, its scientific explanation is not yet very clear. The feeling of deja vu is more often observed in young people, in situations of overwork or stress. There are many theories explaining this,…
Anal itching is a condition characterized by persistent itching in the anus and is a clinical symptom of many proctological diseases. It can be observed in the absence of pathology of the large intestine. In order to identify the causes of anal itching, laboratory (examination of perianal scraping, feces on helminth eggs, blood glucose) and…
Anal skin tag are soft shapeless outgrowths of skin up to 1.5 cm in size, located in the perianal zone. Skin growths look like a fringe. They are manifested by discomfort during defecation and walking, slight itching, difficulties with hygienic care, accompanied by pain, redness, wetness during inflammation. They are diagnosed by proctological examination, rectal…
Anal fissure is a slit-like defect of the mucous membrane of the anus, more often its posterior wall. It is characterized by itching, intense burning pain, which increases during and after defecation, slight discharge of scarlet blood, spasm of the sphincter. Due to intense pain, patients develop rectophobia, neurogenic disorders develop: aggression, apathy, irritability. Constant…
Adenocarcinoma of the colon is a malignant neoplasm that develops from the cells of the glandular epithelium. In the early stages, it proceeds with erased clinical symptoms. With progression, weakness, abdominal pain, a feeling of incomplete bowel emptying, stool disorders, tenesmus, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever to subfebrile numbers, mucus and blood in the…
Aortic arch aneurysm is a diffuse or local expansion of the aortic lumen in the segment between its ascending and descending parts, exceeding the normal diameter of the vessel. Disease can manifest itself by shortness of breath, cough, dysphagia, hoarseness of voice, swelling and cyanosis of the face, swelling of the cervical veins, which is…
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a local bulging or diffuse expansion of the aortic wall in its abdominal region. An abdominal aortic aneurysm may be asymptomatic or manifest itself by pulsation, abdominal pain of varying intensity, with rupture of an aneurysm – by the clinic of intra-abdominal bleeding. Diagnosis of an aneurysm includes an overview radiography…
Aortic aneurysm is a pathological local expansion of a section of the main artery due to the weakness of its walls. Depending on the location of the aortic aneurysm, it can manifest pain in the chest or abdomen, the presence of a pulsating tumor-like formation, symptoms of compression of neighboring organs: shortness of breath, cough,…