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World J Clin Pediatr. Aug 8, 2016; 5(3): 343-348
Published online Aug 8, 2016. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v5.i3.343
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: Is it really a rare condition in children?
Seyed Mohsen Dehghani, Maryam Bahmanyar, Bita Geramizadeh, Anahita Alizadeh, Mahmood Haghighat
Seyed Mohsen Dehghani, Maryam Bahmanyar, Bita Geramizadeh, Anahita Alizadeh, Mahmood Haghighat, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz Transplant Research Center, Nemazee Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71937-11351, Iran
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed in this work.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Correspondence to: Seyed Mohsen Dehghani, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz Transplant Research Center, Nemazee Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71937-11351, Iran. dehghanism@sums.ac.ir
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Received: February 12, 2016
Peer-review started: February 14, 2016
First decision: March 23, 2016
Revised: March 27, 2016
Accepted: April 20, 2016
Article in press: April 22, 2016
Published online: August 8, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: What is known? (1) solitary rectal ulcer is considered a rare condition in children; (2) there is a small number of case report and small case series in pediatric age group in the literature; and (3) this disorder has not been well known in children, so, their symptoms can be confused with other more common diseases. What is new? (1) this study reveals that solitary rectal ulcer is not so uncommon in children; (2) to the best of our knowledge it is the largest pediatric series in the world; and (3) high index of suspicious is needed to think about and diagnosis of this disorder.