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Reasons for incomplete proctoscopy

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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About one of four patients could not be proctoscoped 20 cm or more. Psychologic factors, normal anatomic variations, or pathologic lesions prevented complete proctoscopy in 277 of 1,113 cases.

Incomplete proctoscopy for other than organic reasons may be reduced by letting the patient know what to expect and by advising him that the examination can be stopped at any time that he requests.

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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

    Mauricio Salazar M.D. & Raymond J. Jackman M.D.

  2. Resident in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA

    Mauricio Salazar M.D. & Raymond J. Jackman M.D.

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  1. Mauricio Salazar M.D.
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Salazar, M., Jackman, R.J. Reasons for incomplete proctoscopy. Dis Colon Rectum 12, 19–21 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617190

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