Massive Megacolon Due to Giant Faecaloma of the Sigmoid Colon in an Elderly Patient
Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2020 Faecaloma is a mass of inspissated faeces, typically found in the rectosigmoid colon. Furthermore, faecalomas may cause intestinal obstruction, stercoral ulcer development and colon perforation, which may be due to the pressure effect of large faecal ...
Zafer Teke +3 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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Pediatric <i>Clostridiodes difficile</i> infection with toxic megacolon successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation. [PDF]
JPGN RepAbstract The rising incidence of pediatric Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), particularly in medically complex patients, calls for novel, individualized treatments. While fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is well‐described for recurrent CDI, this report describes the first pediatric case of fulminant CDI with toxic megacolon successfully ...
McCarney D, Chen P, Simes J, Kahn SA.
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Colitis ulcerativa fulminante complicada con megacolon tóxico [PDF]
, 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.
Meléndez Albarracín , Julián David +9 more
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Long-Term Stoma-Free Outcomes After Diverting Stoma Closure Following Radiation-Based Neoadjuvant Treatment for Rectal Cancer. [PDF]
Ann Gastroenterol SurgABSTRACT Aim Long‐term stoma‐free outcomes after diverting stoma closure in patients who underwent sphincter‐preserving rectal cancer surgery with double‐stapling technique (DST) reconstruction following radiation‐based neoadjuvant treatment remain unclear.
Ichikawa H +7 more
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, 2018 A 3-year-old male castrated domestic longhair cat presented to Cornell University Hospital for Animals’ Soft Tissue Surgery Service for evaluation of megacolon.
Jin, Angela
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Megadolicocolon de presentación poco usual en un paciente de edad avanzada: a propósito de un caso
Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2020 El megadolicocolon es una patología inusual, de etiología no bien esclarecida, tal parece ser de origen congénito, se presenta con frecuencia en recién nacidos y lactantes con vólvulos de colon. Su incidencia es variable y se encuentra entre 1,9 y 28,5 %.
Paulo Francisco Mera-Martínez +2 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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Megacólon tóxico fatal por cytomegalovirus em paciente com retocolite ulcerativa idiopática: relato de caso e revisão de literatura [PDF]
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2002 Racional - O megacólon tóxico é complicação grave e pouco freqüente na retocolite ulcerativa idiopática. Ocorre, geralmente, em pacientes cuja doença ativa é resistente ao tratamento clínico e, em algumas situações, o fator desencadeante é desconhecido ...
Sérgio Ossamu IOSHII +2 more
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