Toxic Megacolon Burdened with COVID-19 Coinfection—Worsening of an Unfavorable Diagnosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study [PDF]
Life, 2022 Introduction: This study primarily sought to evaluate the risk factors for toxic megacolon development and treatment outcomes in Clostridium difficile-positive COVID-19 patients, secondarily to determining predictors of survival.
Tomáš Řezáč +5 more
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An Adolescent Case of Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Toxic Megacolon [PDF]
Case Reports in GastroenterologyIntroduction: Toxic megacolon is a serious complication of ulcerative colitis (UC), characterized by marked colonic dilatation, abnormal bowel function, and systemic toxicity.
Masaki Kato +16 more
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Rectal endometriosis presenting as toxic megacolon [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Background: The bowel is the most common site of extragenital endometriosis, with involvement of the locoregional sigmoid colon and anterior rectum seen most often.
Luis Enrique Rosario Alvarado +6 more
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Surgical Management for Patients with Toxic Megacolon due to Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]
Journal of the Anus, Rectum and ColonObjectives: The present study reviewed cases of Toxic megacolon (TM) treated in our department, summarized the timing and technique of surgery, and considered key points for surgical management.
Toshifumi Watanabe +9 more
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Toxic Megacolon: Background, Pathophysiology, Management Challenges and Solutions [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2020 Jiten Desai,1 Mohamed Elnaggar,2 Ahmed A Hanfy,2 Rajkumar Doshi2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University of Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV ...
Desai J, Elnaggar M, Hanfy AA, Doshi R
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Toxic megacolon in Clostridium difficile colitis [PDF]
IDCases, 2023 Sayato Fukui +3 more
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Management of Severe Colitis and Toxic Megacolon. [PDF]
Clin Colon Rectal Surg, 2023 Severe colitis is a well-defined condition encompassing several etiologies but is most often caused by severe ulcerative colitis or Clostridioides difficile infection.
Liggett MR, Alam HB.
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Toxic megacolon after irrational antibiotic treatment of pregnat patient with Covid 19: Case report [PDF]
Hospital Pharmacology, 2022 Introduction: Optimal management of toxic megacolon as a consequence of Cl. difficile colitis is still matter of controversy, as well as timing of available therapeutic modalities. In this article we report a case of severe C.
Maksić Mladen M. +7 more
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Clostridioides difficile infection leading to fulminant colitis with toxic megacolon. [PDF]
Autops Case Rep, 2023 Clostridioidesdifficile infection (CDI) is the culprit of millions of nosocomial infections in the United States. Programs that successfully decrease its incidence, therefore, render cost savings for the healthcare system. Toxic megacolon and perforation
Rajack F, Medford S, Naab T.
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