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Mr Rogelio Martinez Is a Healthy 79-Year-Old, Retired Factory Worker

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Mr. Rogelio Martinez is a healthy 79-year-old, retired factory worker. His past medical history includes arthritis and irregular bowel movements. His wife urges him to go to the emergency department of the local hospital after three episodes of blood in his stool. Four weeks later, Mr. Martinez returns to the hospital. After an extensive work-up, he is found to need surgery due to extensive damage in a portion of his colon. What type of surgery will he have?


A) diverticulosis
B) colostomy
C) ileostomy
D) gastric bypass

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