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Two cases of colonic carcinoma detected in patients with Streptococcus bovis endocarditis are presented. Neither patient had any complaints referable to the gastrointestinal tract; gastrointestinal evaluations were undertaken and colonic lesions were identified purely on the basis of the patients' underlying endocarditis. Both patients underwent successful surgery after completion of appropriate antibiotic treatment for S. bovis endocarditis. Results of a literature search for similar cases are presented. It is emphasized that all patients with S. bovis endocarditis should be evaluated for concomitant colonic carcinoma, even if they are totally asymptomatic.
Dis Colon Rectum 1984 Sep
PMID:Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and its association with colonic carcinoma. 646 3

Streptococcus bovis bacteremia is known to be associated with gastrointestinal disease, especially colon lesions. Two patients are presented with a previously unreported syndrome: S. bovis bacteremia, endocarditis, colon neoplasms, and splenic abscess. In one case, the colonic lesion was occult and required colonoscopy for identification (normal barium enema). S. bovis bacteremia is an important marker for occult gastrointestinal neoplasia.
Dis Colon Rectum 1983 Dec
PMID:Splenic abscess associated with Streptococcus bovis septicemia and neoplastic lesions of the colon. 664 68

Rubber band ligation is a common option used to treat symptomatic internal hemorrhoids. Severe complications such as pelvic sepsis are a rare occurrence. We report a case of endocarditis leading to septic pulmonary and renal emboli following single-quadrant rubber band ligation. The patient had a known ventricular septal defect and developed low back pain and fever after ligation of a right anterior internal hemorrhoid. He was found to have septic pulmonary emboli, a renal wedge septic infarct, and a large vegetation on his membranous ventricular septal defect requiring operative intervention. Before this report, rubber band ligation has not been associated with endocarditis. According to several guidelines, this patient did not require antibiotic prophylaxis. It is unclear whether prophylaxis could have prevented this complication. Surgeons utilizing rubber band ligation need to be familiar with all potential complications.
Dis Colon Rectum 2006 Dec
PMID:Bacterial endocarditis following rubber band ligation in a patient with a ventricular septal defect: report of a case and guideline analysis. 1708 Feb 76