The value of routine proctosigmoidoscopy in hospitalized patients

Abstract

Evaluation of 1000 consecutive proctosigmoidoscopy examinations performed for the first time in patients admitted to the surgical service of the Veterans Administration Hospital of Lincoln, Nebraska, is presented. Of 143 lesions, 21 were considered malignant. Eight symptomatic patients were found with cancerous lesions. Barium enema studies did not result in significant additional findings. Comparison with results of other investigators and with programs to detect carcinoma of the cervix is made to emphasize the value of proctosigmoidoscopy in the detection of cancer of the rectosigmoid area.

Symptomatic inguinal hernia: Association with intraabdominal mass lesions

“…Since prompt diagnosis of colonic malignancy is hampered by lack of early signs and symptoms [2,5,10], a developing, recurrent, or otherwise symptomatic hernia in an older patient may deserve a diagnostic work-up, including a doublecontrast barium examination [14] and a sigmoidoscopy [15] for underlying causes.…”