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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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MEGACÓLON TÓXICO POR RETOCOLITE ULCERATIVA

Journal of Coloproctology, 2017
Valesca de Souza Ueoka, Malu Aeloany Dantas Sarmento, Hélio Moreira Júnior, José Paulo Teixeira Moreira, Paula Chrystina Caetano Almeida Leite, Raniere Rodrigues Isaac, Elida Natalie Silveira Faria   +6 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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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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The "GABAergic Brake" on the Spinal Defecation Reflex: A Proposed Neurobiological Model Explaining Clozapine- and Benzodiazepine-Induced Gastrointestinal Hypomotility and Ogilvie's Syndrome. [PDF]

Neuropsychopharmacol Rep
Synergistic “Double Brake” Model on the Spinal Defecation Center in Clozapine‐Induced Constipation. Real‐world data shows BZDRs increase laxative risk in schizophrenia. Mitigating the central GABAergic brake via sedative optimization and maintaining gut microbiota homeostasis prevents fatal Ogilvie's syndrome.
Nagamine T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Castro, Cleudson Nery de, Prata, Aluízio, Rezende, Joffre   +3 more
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MEGACÓLON COM FORMAÇÃO DE FECALOMA POR OBSTRUÇÃO EXTRAMURAL EM FELINO

, 2020
O megacólon é definido como o aumento persistente e crônico do diâmetro colônico associado à constipação. A constipação pode evoluir para o fecaloma, o qual caracteriza-se pelo grande volume e endurecimento das fezes.
Dorneles Trindade, Natasha, de Oliveira Mendonça, Raphael   +1 more
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