Spontaneous Expulsion per Rectum of a Colorectal Polyp: A Rare and Unusual Case

Jamil Shah1, Abul Shahidullah2

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.

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