Diagnostic evaluation of patients presenting with bleeding per rectum by sigmoidoscopy

Objective: to document various endoscopic findings in patients undergoing sigmoidoscopy for bleeding per rectum. design: observational patients and methods: the data of 51 patients with complaint of bleeding per rectum who underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy in endoscopy unit of medical unit iii services hospital lahore from january 2010 to december 2010 was analyzed. demographic features and endoscopic diagnoses were noted. results: among 51 patients,43.1% had haemorrhoids with red sign,23.5% had ulcerated areas in the recto sigmoid area,17.6% had rectal polyps and 11.7% had hard mass in the recto sigmoid area. conclusion: the most common reason for bleeding per rectum was bleeding from haemorrhoids.