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Op Note: colon was s/l *socked* to abdominal wall nm - oregon mt
Posted: Jul 21, 2011
full context: There was no evidence of intraabdominal contamination, although the sigmoid colon was socked to the left lateral abdominal wall. Is that right, socked?
stuck ? Maybe the doctor is mispronouncing it. - sweetgirlsmom
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I typed "colon stuck to abdominal wall" and there are many websites with this situation or with other organs being stuck. In 32 years, I have typed stuck many times, but never heard "socked."
Thanks :-) - oregonmt
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I thought it was pretty weird as well...I went ahead and sent it to QC to have another listen.
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Clip from article.
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