Bilharzial granuloma of the gastro-intestinal tract

Abstract

Abstract Thirty-four patients with bilharzial granuloma of the gastro-intestinal tract were analysed. The commonest site was the rectosigmoid. Bilharzial ‘appendicitis’ was also common but the exact relation between bilharzial granuloma and acute inflammation remains unclear. Preoperative diagnosis of bilharzial granuloma is occasionally dificult and histological proof is necessary. Surgical treatment with polypectomy in the case of a solitary polyp and excision of the affected segment of bowel when there are multiple polyps are recommended, There is no evidence that the conditon is premalignant.