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Colon and rectum

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The importance of the rectal examination cannot be over-stressed: it should form part of every complete physical examination. A measure of the importance of the rectal examination is gauged by the fact that about 15% of all large bowel cancers can be felt digitally. It is usually possible to reach further with a fmger than can be seen with an anoscope.

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  1. General Hospital, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK

    Malcolm C. Bateson (Consultant Physician and Specialist in Gastroenterology)

  2. University of Edinburgh, UK

    Ian A. D. Bouchier (Professor of Medicine)

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Bateson, M.C., Bouchier, I.A.D. (1997). Colon and rectum. In: Clinical Investigations in Gastroenterology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5630-1_8

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