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. 1975 Nov;117(2):483-5.
doi: 10.1148/117.2.483.

The cleansingenema

R E Miller

The cleansingenema

R E Miller. Radiology. 1975 Nov.

Abstract

Seventy-five per cent of carcinomas of the colon missed on radiologic examination were mistaken for or hidden by fecal material. Feces can alsomimic any lesion of the colon. A clean colon is essential for good diagnostic radiographs and adequate colonoscopic examination. The technique of administering a cleansing enema is described.

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