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The patient complained of altered bowel habit and rectal bleeding for 6 weeks. He suffered from significant ischemic heart disease. Clinical examination revealed a palpable carcinoma on the left side of the rectum at 5cm, occupying 50% of the lumen. There was some loss of mobility of the tumor. Colonoscopy was performed to the cecum. The findings were sigmoid diverticulitis and small hyperplastic polyps. No specific difficulty with the examination was recorded. The patient did not complain of any abdominal symptoms subsequent to colonoscopy.
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(2006). Colonoscopy Injury to the Colon. In: Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_90
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