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Can you use zinc oxide with a ruptured lipomas in colon?

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No: Ruptured lipomas in colon is not a disease. You have to be more specific.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

No: You might want to talk to your doc, it may be that you got the information incorrectly. Lipoma, a fatty tumor, typically is found under your skin, not inside the colon. They can get infected. Typically removed at a small surgery.

Answered 5/8/2015

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