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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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Health outcomes of statin users compared to non-users with Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, and the primary cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. Statins have beneficial effects independent of their lipid-lowering effects;
Argamany, Jacqueline Rose
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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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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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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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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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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 +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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Neoplasia at the site of the colostomy of patient with chagasic megacolon: case report [PDF]
, 2011 A neoplasia no sítio da colostomia associada ao megacólon chagásico é uma entidade rara. Os autores relatam caso de um paciente com lesão avançada, o qual foi submetido a tratamento cirúrgico e discutem aspectos relacionados a esta afecção.Neoplasia at ...
BALESTRIM FILHO, Antonio +5 more
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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 +6 more
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