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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun 16;187(9):676-678.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.141195. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome

Michael J Raphael  1 , Christine M McDonald  1 , Allan S Detsky  2
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Case Reports

McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome

Michael J Raphael et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Massive rectal lesion seen on flexible sigmoidoscopy in a 58-year-old woman with dehydration. The lesion was unable to be bypassed with the colonoscope. Note that the visible bleeding is the result of multiple biopsy samples taken at the time of sigmoidoscopy.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Computed tomography image of the patient’s abdomen and pelvis showing the large rectosigmoid mass with intussusception into the lower rectum.
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