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Campylobacter colitis: Rare cause of toxic megacolon

International journal of surgery case reports, 2016
Highlights • Campylobacter colitis is usually self-limited but life-threatening toxic megacolon can occur.• Toxic megacolon is characterised by non-obstructive colonic dilatation, combined with evidence of systemic toxicity.• Early surgical consultation ...
Michael Kwok, A. Maurice, Carl Lisec, Jason Brown   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Shigellosis and AIDS : Report of a case and brief review of the literature [PDF]

, 1989
Contains fulltext : 4491.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open ...
Berkel, M. van, Boers, M., Graaf, P. de, Meer, J.W.M. van der, Peeters, A.J.   +4 more
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Association of chagasic megacolon and cancer of the colon: case report and review of the literature

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2002
There are few descriptions of association between chagasic megacolon and colon cancer. We report a case of obstructive abdomen caused by adenocarcinoma of the left colon in chagasic megacolon.
Sheila Jorge Adad, Renata Margarida Etchebehere, José Ribamar de Araújo, Andrea Berdu Madureira, Vanessa Guimarães Freitas Lima, Alex Augusto da Silva, Crema Eduardo   +6 more
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An Adolescent Case of Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Toxic Megacolon

Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Introduction: Toxic megacolon is a serious complication of ulcerative colitis (UC), characterized by marked colonic dilatation, abnormal bowel function, and systemic toxicity.
Masaki Kato, Masaki Yamashita, Mitsuto Tsukui, Yoshihiko Iijima, Kenichi Araki, Naoki Shikano, Shiori Saji, Kyoko Tsukamoto, Jun Ishida, Takumi Komatsu, Yusuke Nakamoto, Akiyo Kawashima, Akira Endo, Ayako Matsunaga, Yoshinori Sato, Tadateru Maehata, Keisuke Tateishi   +16 more
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Severe hyponatremia and repeated intestinal resections for intestinal dysmotility mimicking congenital aganglionic megacolon due to delay in the diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2016
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms, though, majority of infants can be asymptomatic. Therefore, understimation and delay in diagnosis may result in severe complications.
G. Buyukyilmaz, Demet Baltu, T. Soyer, M. Tanyildiz, H. Demirbilek   +4 more
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Honokiol and Magnolol Exert an Anti‐Inflammatory Effect by Inhibiting JAK2/STAT3/IL17 Signalling in a Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis: A Combination of Bioinformatics and Experimental Study

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 6, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease with limited clinical treatment. Traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients honokiol and magnolol have potential anti‐inflammatory and gastrointestinal protective effects. However, their anti‐inflammatory potential has not been investigated in UC.
Zhaoxu Cai, Shaojun Lu, Jingan Chen, Xiaoshan Yang, Junlin Lu, Changwen Feng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sox10 haploinsufficiency affects maintenance of progenitor cells in a mouse model of Hirschsprung disease [PDF]

, 2017
Hirschsprung disease, or congenital megacolon, is characterized by aganglionosis of the terminal bowel, which leads to intestinal obstruction and chronic constipation. Several genes involved in the disease have been identified.
Eichenberger, Christof, Paratore, Christian, Sommer, Lukas, Suter, Ueli   +3 more
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UK Renal Registry 18th Annual Report : Chapter 12 Epidemiology of Reported Infections amongst Patients Receiving Dialysis for Established Renal Failure in England 2013 to 2014: a Joint Report from Public Health England and the UK Renal Registry [PDF]

, 2016
From 1st May 2013 to 30th April 2014 there were 35 episodes of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in established renal failure patients on dialysis.
Caskey, Fergus, Crowley, Lisa, Davies, John, Evans, Rebecca, Farrington, Ken, Fluck, Richard, Nsonwu, Olisaeloka   +6 more
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Fatal Toxic Megacolon in a Child of Hirschsprung Disease.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 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.
Shiwani Garg, P. Sathe, A. Taware, K. M. Surve   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploratory Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sulfasalazine for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI)‐Induced Colitis

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The first‐choice treatment for immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)‐induced colitis is steroids; however, side effects may occur and survival may be reduced. Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is primarily used for inflammatory bowel disease but studies on ICI‐induced colitis are scarce.
Mariko Kobayashi, Takeshi Yamada, Shunsuke Ueyama, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Akinori Sugaya, Yoshinori Hiroshima, Takashi Mamiya, Junji Hattori, Shintaro Akiyama, Bryan J. Mathis, Kiichiro Tsuchiya   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source