Diseases of the colon and rectum
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Case Reports
Significant rectal bleeding as a complication of a fecal collecting device: report of a case.
We report the case of 65-year-old man who developed massive rectal bleeding associated with the use of a fecal collecting device: the Flexi-Seal Fecal Management System. A colonoscopy showed an acute laceration of the anterior rectal wall mucosa, 6 cm from the anal verge, with active bleeding. ⋯ Massive transfusion was required, and surgical endoscopic treatment was necessary to ensure hemostasis. This is, to our knowledge, the first such case to be reported.