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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 +4 more
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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 +5 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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Outcomes of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2016-2020. [PDF]
JGH OpenABSTRACT Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor prognosis. Patients with IPF are frequently exposed to risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), such as advanced age, antibiotic use, and gastric acid suppression.
Szeto CH +6 more
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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 +14 more
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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 +11 more
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Caracterização dos canais de k+ voltagem dependentes (kv) no cólon de pacientes chagásicos portadores e não portadores de megacólon [PDF]
, 2020 Chagas disease remains a serious health problem, especially in the Americas. It is present in 21 countries in the Americas, with about 30,000 new cases per year.
Mendonça, Claudio Ferreira de
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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 +4 more
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Ocorrência de dolicocólon sem megacólon em chagásicos crônicos [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUÇÃO: Desde 1970, suspeita-se que o alongamento do retossigmoide pode ocorrer como manifestação isolada da colopatia chagásica. MÉTODOS: Para testar esta hipótese, 210 pacientes soropositivos e 63 soronegativos fizeram enema opaco e as radiografias
Hernandez, Esperanza Bernal +3 more
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, 2022 Objetivos: classificar pacientes chagásicos com a forma digestiva da doença associando com variáveis demográficas, clínicas e de utilização de serviços de saúde, além de analisar as possibilidades de atuação da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no manejo e ...
Limongi, Jean Ezequiel +6 more
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