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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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Enfermedad de Chagas y sus manifestaciones neurológicas
Acta Neurológica Colombiana, 2021 La enfermedad de chagas (tripanosomiasis americana) es una zoonosis potencialmente mortal causada por el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitido por vectores encontrados principalmente en territorio latinoamericano, aunque tiene otras vías de ...
Daniela Duque Montoya +1 more
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Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2019 We identified a pedigree over five generations with 49 members, some of whom had chronic megacolon presenting in adolescence or adulthood. We aimed to assess the genetic cause of chronic megacolon through clinical and DNA studies.
M. Camilleri +7 more
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Symptoms and diagnostic criteria of acquired Megacolon - a systematic literature review
BMC Gastroenterology, 2018 BackgroundAcquired Megacolon (AMC) is a condition involving persistent dilatation and lengthening of the colon in the absence of organic disease. Diagnosis depends on subjective radiological, endoscopic or surgical findings in the context of a suggestive
T. Cuda, R. Gunnarsson, A. de Costa
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Successfully Treated Pediatric Patient With Megarectum by Vertical Reduction Rectoplasty [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2014 This report represents successful treatment of a seven-year-old boy with megarectum, who complained of intractable constipation and encopresis, by vertical reduction rectoplasty.
Ibrahim Akkoyun
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Impact of antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, and anthraquinone stimulant laxatives on severe constipation in patients with schizophrenia. [PDF]
PCN RepThis study investigated risk factors for severe constipation in patients with schizophrenia receiving pharmacological treatment. A retrospective analysis of over 4000 inpatients revealed that high‐dose use of clozapine, haloperidol, antiparkinsonian drugs, and anthraquinone stimulant laxatives significantly increased the risk.
Nadaya T, Inaguma T, Nagao T, Ishida T.
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Megacolon due to Chronic Schistosomiasis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Case Reports in Surgery, 2019 Although Schistosoma infection in humans commonly involves the intestines, megacolon is a rare finding. We report a 47‐year‐old patient who was found to have chronic megacolon.
Amer Alzahrani +4 more
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The emerging roles of ribosome biogenesis in craniofacial development. [PDF]
, 2014 Neural crest cells (NCCs) are a transient, migratory cell population, which originates during neurulation at the neural folds and contributes to the majority of tissues, including the mesenchymal structures of the craniofacial skeleton.
Ross, Adam P, Zarbalis, Konstantinos S
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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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Adult congenital megacolon with acute fecal obstruction and diabetic nephropathy: A case report.
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2019 Megacolon is a congenital disorder. Adult congenital megacolon (ACM), also known as adult Hirschsprung's disease, is rare and frequently manifests as constipation. ACM is caused by the absence of ganglion cells in the submucosa or myenteric plexus of the
Mingyuan Zhang, K. Ding
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