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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A patient has acute abdominal pain with blood and mucus in stool with palpable mass per abdomen is due to -
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The correct answer is  A syndrome of colicky pain, passage of blood per rectum and a palpable mass (the intussuscepted segment) is characteristic of intussusception.