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A functional colonic obstruction: Cannon's point. Radiology case reports McKnight, S. T., Myers, A., Canon, C. L., Hawn, M. 2011; 6 (4): 557

Abstract

A patient presented with a large bowel obstruction after laparoscopic hernia repair converted to open inguinal hernia repair. A contrast enema examination revealed an area of narrowing in the midtransverse colon, consistent with Cannon's point. This represents a physiologic sphincter with focal narrowing of the colon lumen.

View details for DOI 10.2484/rcr.v6i4.557

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