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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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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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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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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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Familial chronic megacolon presenting in childhood or adulthood: Seeking the presumed gene association

Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2019
We identified a pedigree over five generations with 49 members, some of whom had chronic megacolon presenting in adolescence or adulthood. We aimed to assess the genetic cause of chronic megacolon through clinical and DNA studies.
M. Camilleri, E. Wieben, D. Eckert, P. Carlson, Ralph Hurley O'Dwyer, D. Gibbons, A. Acosta, E. Klee   +7 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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Symptoms and diagnostic criteria of acquired Megacolon - a systematic literature review

BMC Gastroenterology, 2018
BackgroundAcquired Megacolon (AMC) is a condition involving persistent dilatation and lengthening of the colon in the absence of organic disease. Diagnosis depends on subjective radiological, endoscopic or surgical findings in the context of a suggestive
T. Cuda, R. Gunnarsson, A. de Costa
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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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Atresia anal tipo III com presença de fístula vaginal e megacólon: Relato de caso

Pubvet, 2018
O presente relato de caso tem como objetivo apresentar um caso de atresia anal tipo III, com megacólon e fistula vaginal em cão sem raça definida. A técnica cirúrgica utilizada e a conduta pós cirúrgica com a realização de enemas diários e hidratação foi
Tairine Melo Costa, Samuel Otemi de Sousa Silva, Thamara Barrozo Sampaio, Daniele Benigno Mota, Vanessa Brígida Pinheiro Rodrigues, Jéssica Maria da Silva Sousa, Aline Silva Santos, Ana Gabriela Pereira Moura Leite   +7 more
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Adult congenital megacolon with acute fecal obstruction and diabetic nephropathy: A case report.

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2019
Megacolon is a congenital disorder. Adult congenital megacolon (ACM), also known as adult Hirschsprung's disease, is rare and frequently manifests as constipation. ACM is caused by the absence of ganglion cells in the submucosa or myenteric plexus of the
Mingyuan Zhang, K. Ding
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