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Could i find bowel cancer from an abdominal ultrasound when looking for gallstones?

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Dr. Le Wang answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Possible: Possible, but very insensitive. Colonoscopy is the current stand care for colon cancer screening, .

Answered 4/14/2014

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