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Rectal biopsy may be essential in contributing to the diagnosis of the colon diseases, since microscopic changes have been noted in cases where rectoscopy was normal.
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Doxiadis, T., Yiotsas, Z. (1969). Colon Biopsy in Undiagnosed Chronic Amoebiasis. In: Hoferichter, J. (eds) Progress in Proctology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87959-3_44
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