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Fatal Toxic Megacolon in a Child of Hirschsprung Disease [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Hirschsprung disease (HD) in late childhood is uncommon and often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. However, in a patient with Hirschsprung disease, of greater significance is the occurrence of life threatening enterocolitis. In its more severe form, this is
Shiwani R Garg +3 more
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Imaging of ischemia, obstruction and infection in the abdomen [PDF]
, 2018 Intestinal ischemia is a serious condition that continues to be associated with mortalities in excess of 70%. Intestinal obstruction and gastrointestinal tract sepsis are common conditions, accounting for a large proportion of patients admitted to ...
Maher, Michael M. +4 more
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Pseudomembranous colitis complicated by toxic megacolon in oncological patients
Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2023 In recent years, information on the increase in the incidence of infection associated with Clostridioides difficile (CDI) has appeared in the literature. It is known that C.
D. D. Morikov +3 more
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Endometriosis: A Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
, 2018 Large bowel obstruction can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of acute complete obstruction. There are many possible causes, the most common in adults being colorectal cancer.
Alexandrino, G +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 In an interesting investigation by Khoury-Hanold et al. (1), genital infection of mice with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) were reported to cause multiple pelvic organ involvement and obstruction.
Arun Chaudhury +14 more
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Susceptibility of hamsters to clostridium difficile isolates of differing toxinotype [PDF]
, 2013 Clostridium difficile is the most commonly associated cause of antibiotic associated disease (AAD), which caused ~21,000 cases of AAD in 2011 in the U.K. alone.
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COVID-19 and Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis Co-Infection
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 The development of Clostridium difficile infection in COVID-19 patients is an understudied complication of the disease. Herein, we present the case of a 46-year-old man who developed severe healthcare-associated C.
Abdul Ahad Ehsan Sheikh +5 more
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Novel cruzain inhibitors for the treatment of Chagas' disease. [PDF]
, 2012 The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, affects millions of individuals and continues to be an important global health concern.
Arkin, Michelle R +6 more
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Toxic Megacolon and Acute Ischemia of the Colon due to Sigmoid Stenosis Related to Diverticulitis
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013 We present a rare case of toxic megacolon accompanied by necrosis of the colon due to chronic dilation caused by stenosis of the sigmoid colon as a complication of diverticulitis.
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Outcome of Toxic Megacolon during Pregnancy
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990 Two patients with ulcerative colitis required subtotal colectomy and ileostomy for toxic megacolon during pregnancy. Subsequently, a mucosal proctectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was performed. These two patients who avoided permanent ileostomies
Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre +4 more
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