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Evaluation of outcomes following subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon in cats.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2021
OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcomes in cats undergoing subtotal colectomy for the treatment of idiopathic megacolon and to determine whether removal versus nonremoval of the ileocecocolic junction (ICJ) was associated with differences in outcome.
R. Grossman, J. Sumner, D. López, Josephine A Dornbusch, Ameet Singh, C. Lux, Susannah J. Sample, J. Liptak, Janet A. Grimes, D. Upchurch, Michael Blumenthal, Marine Traverson, N. Buote, S. Marvel, Michelle A Steffey, Shiori Arai, J. P. Little, A. Atilla, J. Huck, K. A. Pitt   +19 more
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CT features of toxic megacolon: A systematic review.

Radiography, 2020
INTRODUCTION Toxic megacolon is a rare but life-threatening condition. Diagnosis is made when both systemic toxicity and an enlarged colon are present.
E. Eghbali, A. Akhavi Milani, M. Shirmohamadi, H. Hosseinifard   +3 more
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Early Colectomy Saves Lives in Toxic Megacolon Due to Clostridium difficile Infection

Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala. Print), 2020
Clostridium difficile infection occasionally presents with one of the fulminant toxic colon conditions that results in rapid deterioration of a patient’s condition. Approximately 3% to 4% of patients infected with C.
N. Ahmed, Y. Kuo
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Application of WeChat‐assisted peri‐operative care in children with congenital megacolon

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2020
This study explored the clinical effects of WeChat‐based peri‐operative care on parents of children with congenital megacolon.
Yong Shen, Yifan Fang, Dian-ming Wu, Jianxi Bai, Yu Lin   +4 more
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Incidence, features, in-hospital outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality associated with toxic megacolon hospitalizations in the United States

Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2018
R. Doshi, Jiten Desai, Y. Shah, D. Decter, S. Doshi   +4 more
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Effects of a probiotic (SLAB51™) on clinical and histologic variables and microbiota of cats with chronic constipation/megacolon: a pilot study.

Beneficial Microbes, 2017
G. Rossi, A. Jergens, M. Cerquetella, S. Berardi, E. Di Cicco, G. Bassotti, G. Pengo, J. Suchodolski   +7 more
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Mast cell-nerve interaction in the colon of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected individuals with chagasic megacolon

Parasitology Research, 2018
P. Martins, Rodolfo Duarte Nascimento, A. Santos, E. Oliveira, P. M. Martinelli, D. d’Ávila Reis   +5 more
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Idiopathic Megacolon: Report of 2 Deaths With Review of the Literature.

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2017
Leigh Hlavaty, Lokman Sung
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Toxic megacolon as a rare complication following atropine therapy due to organophosphate poisoning: A case report

Medico-Legal Journal, 2017
B. Mostafazadeh, E. Farzaneh, M. Paeezi, Farahnaz Nikkhah   +3 more
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Fecal Transplant for Treatment of Toxic Megacolon Associated With Clostridium Difficile Colitis in a Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

American Journal of Therapeutics, 2016
Shipeng Yu, A. Abdelkarim, A. Nawras, Bryan T. Hinch, Chimaka Mbaso, Shahul Valavoor, F. Safi, J. Hammersley, Jianlin Tang, R. Assaly   +9 more
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