Falak Shan, Shafqat Hussain, Habib-ur Rahman Khaishgi, Shabbar Hussain Changazi, Samiullah Bhatti, Qamar Ashfaq Ahmad, Mahmood Ayyaz.
Diagnostic Outcomes of patients Presenting with Per Rectal Bleed in Surgical Departments of services Hospital Lahore.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Dec ;15(4):353-6.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic outcome of patients presenting in Out-Patient Department with per rectal bleeding. Methods: Patients presenting in the SOPD falling under inclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Detailed history along with clinical examination and laboratory tests were carried out for every patient. Data of each participant was recorded on a structured questionnaire, and the data was entered in SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate frequency and percentages, represented using pie charts and cross tables. Results: In the study, male to female ratio was 1:1.9. Hemorrhoidal disease was the most common cause of rectal bleed at 39% among the participants followed by anal fissure (30.5%). Colorectal carcinoma (21%) was the third most common cause. Conclusions: It was concluded that hemorrhoid disease was the most common cause of rectal bleeding in surgical OPD followed by anal fissure. Colorectal carcinoma was the third most common cause in this study.

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