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06 / Colorectal Surgery · advanced

Bright red bleeding, and a low tumour

  1. ED
  2. Investigations
  3. Pre-Op
  4. OR
  5. Ward
  6. Debrief

Not haemorrhoids

The blood is mixed with stool rather than on the paper, and he describes a persistent sense of incomplete emptying. Digital examination finds a firm, irregular mass on the anterior rectal wall at 7 cm from the anal verge.

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