Colonoscopy performed with selective use of sedation: A case report
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https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i11b.16844Keywords:
ColonoscopyAbstract
Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis of colonic disease. We present a patient with chronic diarrhoea and a caecal tumour that
was diagnosed with colonoscopy.
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