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Prevalence of rectoanal inhibitory reflex in chagasic megacolon Prevalência do reflexo inibitório retoanal no megacólon chagásico

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2008
BACKGROUND: Rectoanal inhibitory reflex is not always evident in patients with chagasic megacolon. This may be due to insufficient volumes of air used during insufflation for the manometric examination.
Simone Cavenaghi, Otaviano Cardoso da Silva Felicio, Luis Sergio Ronchi, Geni Satomi Cunrath, Marcelo Maia Caixeta de Melo, João Gomes Netinho   +5 more
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Colitis ulcerativa fulminante complicada con megacolon tóxico

Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía, 2021
Presentamos un caso de abdomen agudo secundario a megacolon tóxico perforado como debut de colitis ulcerativa que requirió múltiples intervenciones quirúrgicas y estancia prolongada en la unidad de cuidados intensivos.
Gelca Patricia Danies Diaz, María del Socorro Alzamora Acosta, Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Ramírez , Paola María Blanco Pertúz , Julián David Meléndez Albarracín   +4 more
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A Novel Approach to the Symptomatic Management of Chronic Megacolon

Case Reports in Surgery, 2021
Background. Chronic megacolon is a rare condition which primarily occurs in patients with autonomic dysfunction of a variety of causes. Its management is often challenging and people with chronic megacolon often suffer from abdominal distension, pain ...
Michelle J. Ward
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Atypical presentation of acute idiopathic megacolon in a 14-year-old patient

Emergency Care Journal, 2012
In clinical practice the term “megacolon” is used to indicate a marked dilatation of the cecum and the sigmoid colon (>12 and 6.5 cm, respectively) (1).
B. Barakat, R. Agosti, E. Ruggeri, V. Tonini, M. Cervellera, E. Guidetti, M. Cevenini, A. Imbrogno, D. Fabbri, I. Pareo, A. Fucili, R. Corinaldesi, V. Stanghellini, R. Pezzilli, R. De Giorgio   +14 more
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Genetic background-dependent abnormalities of the enteric nervous system and intestinal function in Kif26a-deficient mice

Scientific Reports, 2021
The Kif26a protein-coding gene has been identified as a negative regulator of the GDNF-Ret signaling pathway in enteric neurons. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of genetic background on the phenotype of Kif26a-deficient (KO ...
Yukiko Ohara, Lisa Fujimura, Akemi Sakamoto, Youichi Teratake, Shuichi Hiraoka, Haruhiko Koseki, Takeshi Saito, Keita Terui, Tetsuya Mitsunaga, Mitsuyuki Nakata, Hideo Yoshida, Masahiko Hatano   +11 more
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Toxic megacolon complicating a first course of Crohn’s disease: about two cases

Clinics and Practice, 2013
Toxic megacolon is a rare and serious complication of Crohn’s disease. Because of the associated high morbidity and mortality, early recognition and management of toxic megacolon is important.
Rania Hefaiedh, Mariem Cheikh, Rym Ennaifer, Lassad Gharbi, Najet Bel Hadj   +4 more
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Clinical and manometric investigation in constipated Chagasic patients with and without megacolon

Journal of Coloproctology, 2019
Background: Chagasic colopathy is the second most common digestive manifestation, and constipation is the main symptom. The absence of the Rectoanal Inhibitory Reflex plays an important role in constipation and anal manometry is crucial for appropriate ...
Arminda Caetano de Almeida e Leite, Marise Amaral Rebouças Moreira, Maria Alves Barbosa, Hélio Moreira Júnior, Paula Chrystina Caetano Almeida Leite, José Paulo Teixeira Moreira   +5 more
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Morphometric study of the fibrosis and mast cell count in the circular colon musculature of chronic Chagas patients with and without megacolon Estudo morfométrico da fibrose e do número de mastócitos na muscular circular do cólon de chagásicos crônicos com e sem megacólon

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2003
A morphometric study of the circular colon musculature was performed, in which the mast cell count was determined and the connective fibrous tissue in this layer was measured.
Simone Wanderley Pinheiro, Adilha Misson de Oliveira Rua, Renata Margarida Etchebehere, Cristiane Gobbo Cançado, Javier Emílio Lazo Chica, Edison Reis Lopes, Sheila Jorge Adad   +6 more
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Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon Megacólon adquirido não chagásico associado ao uso de medicação psiquiátrica: relato de caso e diagnóstico diferencial com megacólon chagásico

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications.
Sheila Jorge Adad, Moisés Amâncio Souza, Gisele Barbosa e Silva, José do Carmo Junior, Charles Antônio Pires de Godoy, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti   +5 more
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Biomarkers and Their Possible Functions in the Intestinal Microenvironment of Chagasic Megacolon: An Overview of the (Neuro)inflammatory Process

Journal of Immunology Research, 2021
The association between inflammatory processes and intestinal neuronal destruction during the progression of Chagasic megacolon is well established. However, many other components play essential roles, both in the long-term progression and control of the
José Rodrigues do Carmo Neto, Yarlla Loyane Lira Braga, Arthur Wilson Florêncio da Costa, Fernanda Hélia Lucio, Thais Cardoso do Nascimento, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Mara Rubia Nunes Celes, Flávia Aparecida de Oliveira, Juliana Reis Machado, Marcos Vinícius da Silva   +9 more
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