L'ulcera solitaria del retto (contributo clinico)

The solitary rectal ulcer is a rare disease localized not only in the rectum but in other colonic tracts. It more frequently apperas in female, the age preforred by the disease is the one between twenties and thirties. The 68% of ulcers is localized in the anterior wall of rectum and her lenght varies from 4 to 15 cm. The S.R.U. is a benign chronic disease that does not pass the muscolaris mucosae, originated by an alteration of the mechanism of defocation with a prolapse of mucosa. Nowdays the therapy must by addressed to treat the prolapse and not the ulcer. the Authors report a case recently observed and after a review of the literature, analize anatomo-clinic, ethiopatogenetic and therapeutic aspects of the disease.