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Can you get transverse colon perforated-from having surgery?
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What kind of surgery: It would not be a normal issue from most surgery to have a colon perforation , but it is a possible complication of some procedures.
Answered 2/13/2017
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Sure: Iatrogenic injuries can occur during any surgery and any portion of intestine can get injured.
Answered 12/1/2013
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