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Rectal cancer - x-ray
Overview
A barium enema in a patient with cancer of the rectum.
Review Date 7/26/2024
Updated by: Internal review and update on 07/26/24 by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.