Medical Must-See: Constipation signals a 6cm carcinoma
The 6cm tumour left a US patient blocked up for nine days.
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Constipation can often be traced back to changes in routine and diet, but for this US patient, it was a primary symptom of a previously undetected rectosigmoid carcinoma.
The 56-year-old presented to a Chicago ED, reporting abdominal pain and a lack of bowel movements for nine days, without flatus.