Acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer (AHU) is a rare but severe cause of painless lower GI bleeding, mainly in elderly patients with comorbidities. Uremia increases bleeding risk due to platelet dysfunction… Click to show full abstract
Acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer (AHU) is a rare but severe cause of painless lower GI bleeding, mainly in elderly patients with comorbidities. Uremia increases bleeding risk due to platelet dysfunction and hemodialysis anticoagulation, but AHU in dialysis patients is underreported.
               
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