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What kind of tests can they do at a clinic to reveal a perforated colon?
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If suspicion high...: ...then abdominal inspection and directed x-rays will rule in or exclude the possibility of colon perforation. Please see my prior answer to your other question on this subject.
Answered 7/11/2014
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