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A rare and severe case of toxic megacolon: Radiological emergency [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Toxic megacolon is a rare and life-threatening complication of ulcerative colitis, representing a medical and surgical emergency with a poor prognosis.We report the case of a 31-year-old man with no significant past medical history, admitted for a 15-day
Salma Abddaimi, MD, Hicham Benramdane, MD, Adnane Boubacar, MD, Hamid Ziani, MD, Siham Nasri, MD, Imane Kamaoui, MD, Imane Skiker, MD   +6 more
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Outcome of Toxic Megacolon during Pregnancy [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990
Two patients with ulcerative colitis required subtotal colectomy and ileostomy for toxic megacolon during pregnancy. Subsequently, a mucosal proctectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was performed. These two patients who avoided permanent ileostomies
Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, Jacques Heppell, Claude Potvin, Richard Clermont, Alfons Pomp   +4 more
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Pseudomembranous colitis complicated by toxic megacolon in oncological patients [PDF]

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2023
In recent years, information on the increase in the incidence of  infection associated with Clostridioides difficile (CDI) has appeared in the literature. It is known that C.
D. D. Morikov, V. V. Kartashova, A. V. Shelekhov, N. A. Nikolaeva   +3 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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Surgical Management for Patients with Toxic Megacolon due to Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Objectives: 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, Daijiro Higashi, Hiroki Kaida, Hisatoshi Irie, Katsuzo Hanaoka, Jin Yamakado, Toshimitsu Maki, Yosuke Hirano, Hideki Nagano, Masato Watanabe   +9 more
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Toxic Megacolon and Acute Ischemia of the Colon due to Sigmoid Stenosis Related to Diverticulitis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013
We present a rare case of toxic megacolon accompanied by necrosis of the colon due to chronic dilation caused by stenosis of the sigmoid colon as a complication of diverticulitis.
P. Antonopoulos, M. Almyroudi, V. Kolonia, S. Kouris, N. Troumpoukis, N. Economou   +5 more
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A Case of Toxic Megacolon Caused by Clostridium difficile Infection and Treated with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Gut and Liver, 2015
Toxic megacolon is a rare clinical complication of fulminant Clostridium difficile infection. The mortality rate of fulminant C. difficile infection is reported to be as high as 50%.
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Fatal Toxic Megacolon in a Child of Hirschsprung Disease [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 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. In its more severe form, this is
Shiwani R Garg, Pragati A Sathe, Annapurna C Taware, Ketaki M Surve   +3 more
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Case Report: Toxic megacolon secondary to chronic constipation and cocaine consumption [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
Toxic megacolon (TM) is a severe condition characterized by acute colonic dilation, with specific radiological and clinical signs. The multifactorial etiology of TM is primarily associated with inflammatory bowel disease and infections.
Bertha Dimas, Guillermo Hernández, Ivonne Peralta, Ansony Godinez, Gabriela Gutierrez, Fernando Cruz   +5 more
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Toxic megacolon in Clostridium difficile colitis [PDF]

IDCases, 2023
Sayato Fukui, Atsuko Hojo, Umihiko Sawada, Yoshimasa Kura   +3 more
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