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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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Multisectoral resections in idiopathic megacolon [PDF]
, 2022 Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica MoldovaIntroducere. Abordul chirurgical precum și tehnica chirurgicală în megacolonul idiopatic rămâne a fi controversată. Rezecțiile sectoriale rămân a fi cele cu o
Bendelic, Valentin, Bendelic, Constantin
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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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Campylobacter colitis: Rare cause of toxic megacolon [PDF]
, 2016 IntroductionCampylobacter is the leading cause of bacterial diarrhoeal illness worldwide. Toxic megacolon is a rare but potentially devastating complication.Presentation of caseA 55year old female with liver cirrhosis, alcoholism and hepatitis C ...
Kwok, Michael +3 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 RepSynergistic “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.
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Megacolon in patients with chronic spinal cord injury
, 2000 Purpose: To investigate the clinical and functional correlates of megacolon in individuals with chronic spinal cold injury (SCI). Patients and methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 128 patients consecutively admitted to a SCl in-patient service in ...
Harari, D +3 more
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Pseudo Intestinal Occlusion: Case Report and Literature Review
Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2014 Introduction: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare but severe disease. Often passes unrecognized for long time. Case Report: 75-year-old Hispanic male with a history of Parkinson ́s disease, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Chronic Arterial ...
Mariel González-Calatayud +1 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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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications.
Sheila Jorge Adad +5 more
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Case Report: Anal canal duplication associated with anorectal stenosis—A rare presentation
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Anal canal duplication is a rare gastrointestinal malformation characterized by extra anal orifices at 6 o'clock in the lithotomy position. To date, there have been only 110 reported cases. The purpose of this study is to contribute two infant cases, one
Zhen Zheng +6 more
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