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Identification of the site for puncture using (a) the finger pressing test (which involves pressing down the abdominal wall with a finger or Pean forceps under fluoroscopy) and (b) the illumination test to confirm that the sigmoid-descending colon (SD) junction is directly below the target site of puncture.
