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Ct scan, retained stool the colon. few scattered lymph nodes seen. dilatation of the terminal ileum, this can be seen with backwash ileitis, cancer???
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Colonoscopy: Please consider asking your provider if a colonoscopy might be indicated to view the tissue in the colon and terminal ileum and to get biopsies
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