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Investigation of lower abdominal pain and rectal bleeding revealed a carcinoma of the sigmoid colon at 30cm. Apart from well controlled hypertension, the patient was in reasonable health.
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(2006). Postoperative Abdominal Apoplexy. In: Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_92
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