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Two Cases of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with Colonic Dilatation Resolved with Tacrolimus Therapy

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2015
We report 2 cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) with intestinal tract dilatation treated with tacrolimus. They were 53- and 64-year-old males, who had been admitted to local hospitals for increasing severity of their UC symptoms. Treatment for severe UC was
Ryohei Hayashi, Yoshitaka Ueno, Shinji Tanaka, Shintaro Sagami, Kenta Nagai, Norifumi Shigemoto, Shinnosuke Uegami, Wataru Shimizu, Yusuke Watadani, Hiroki Ohge, Kazuaki Chayama   +10 more
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Toxic Megacolon with Colonic Ischemia Masquerading as Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case Report

, 2020
A previously healthy 12-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain and clinical and laboratory features highly suggestive of diabetic ketoacidosis. When his blood glucose plummeted and his urinary ketones disappeared within the first hour of insulin ...
F. Mansouri
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Analysis of preoperative predictors for pouchitis after surgery for ulcerative colitis: A multicentre retrospective study of the clinical outcome of surgery for ulcerative colitis in Japan (COSUC study)

Colorectal Disease, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2025.
Abstract Background Pouchitis is a prevalent complication following ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis (UC) and significantly impacts patient outcomes. The identification of risk factors and development of predictive models would help to guide perioperative management.
Hiroaki Kasashima, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Kiyoshi Maeda, Koya Hida, Shingo Ochi, Yoshiaki Takano, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Junichiro Kawamura, Shintaro Kohama, Takeshi Naitoh   +9 more
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Donkey Milk Improves Dextran Sulfate Sodium‐Induced Ulcerative Colitis by Protecting Gut Barrier Function, Inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NF‐κB Signaling Pathway, and Modulating Gut Microbiota

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
This study confirms that Donkey milk (DM) intervention significantly alleviates clinical symptoms of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)‐induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice, including weight loss, colonic tissue damage, and elevated DAI scores. Mechanistic investigations demonstrate that DM effectively promotes intestinal damage repair by suppressing ...
Lin Yang, Hua Ni, Xiaogang Gou, Bingqian Zhong, Keyi Wen, Yingying Zhang, Shicui Zhang, Yutao Wang   +7 more
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060. Chronic Megacolon with Recto Vaginal Fistulo Associated with Atresia Ani: A 26-Year History and Case Report

JBN (Jurnal Bedah Nasional)
Background: Large bowel obstruction and megacolon formation with rectovaginal fistule ascociated with atresia ani is rare. abnormal colon dilatation that falls into one of three categories: toxic, chronic, or acute.
I Gede Ryan Arditayasa, Gede Eka Rusdi Antara   +1 more
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Colostomy with Vancomycin Administration as an Effective Treatment for Toxic Megacolon Associated with Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis: A Case Report

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2004
We report a case of toxic megacolon associated with fulminant pseudomembranous colitis. A 72-year-old woman was admitted with severe dehydration and shock.
Masashi Haraguchi, Ko Komuta, Junichiro Furui, Takashi Kanematsu   +3 more
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Acute primary abdominal compartment syndrome due to Clostridium difficile induced toxic megacolon: a case report and review of the literature.

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2019
BACKGROUND Without timely diagnosis, acute primary abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a potentially fatal syndrome and often goes unrecognized until severe symptoms appear. Early diagnosis may significantly improve the prognosis of these patients.
Tom Carmeliet, P. Zachée, H. Dits, N. Regenmortel, M. Malbrain   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recommendations for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults and comparison with updated ACG, ESCMID and IDSA/SHEA guidelines

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
Clostridioides difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID and ACG updated the clinical practice guidelines for CDI in 2021. This paper is an attempt to summarize these guidelines.
Mateusz Piotr Baran, Jarosław Drobnik, Mária Belovičová, Štefánia Moricová, Piotr Pobrotyn   +4 more
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Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2023
C. difficile infection is related to wide spectrum of disease, from self-limiting diarrhea to fulminant disease that can cause toxic megacolon or pseudo-membrane colitis. Difficult approach to diagnose this disease is also problem. C.
Bella Yunita, Achmad Fauzi
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Does Whipworm Increase the Pathogenicity of Campylobacter jejuni? A Clinical Correlate of an Experimental Observation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of acute diarrhea worldwide, usually mild and self-limiting. No adequate hypothesis has yet been formulated to explain why in an otherwise healthy host this infection is occasionally severe.
Jennifer L Shin, Geoffrey W Gardiner, Wayne Deitel, Gabor Kandel   +3 more
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