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'''Toxic megacolon''' | '''Toxic megacolon''' is a marked acute dilation of the [[colon]]. It is classically associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]. | ||
It is classically associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]. | |||
It may be seen in: | It may be seen in: | ||
*[[Crohn's disease]]. | |||
*[[Chagas disease]].<ref name=pmid1467905>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kobayasi | first1 = S. | last2 = Mendes | first2 = EF. | last3 = Rodrigues | first3 = MA. | last4 = Franco | first4 = MF. | title = Toxic dilatation of the colon in Chagas' disease. | journal = Br J Surg | volume = 79 | issue = 11 | pages = 1202-3 | month = Nov | year = 1992 | doi = | PMID = 1467905 }}</ref> | *[[Chagas disease]].<ref name=pmid1467905>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kobayasi | first1 = S. | last2 = Mendes | first2 = EF. | last3 = Rodrigues | first3 = MA. | last4 = Franco | first4 = MF. | title = Toxic dilatation of the colon in Chagas' disease. | journal = Br J Surg | volume = 79 | issue = 11 | pages = 1202-3 | month = Nov | year = 1992 | doi = | PMID = 1467905 }}</ref> | ||
*Clostridium difficile colitis.<ref name=pmid24294121>{{Cite journal | last1 = Seltman | first1 = AK. | title = Surgical Management of Clostridium difficile Colitis. | journal = Clin Colon Rectal Surg | volume = 25 | issue = 4 | pages = 204-9 | month = Dec | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1055/s-0032-1329390 | PMID = 24294121 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 2 March 2014
Toxic megacolon is a marked acute dilation of the colon. It is classically associated with ulcerative colitis.
It may be seen in:
- Crohn's disease.
- Chagas disease.[1]
- Clostridium difficile colitis.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Kobayasi, S.; Mendes, EF.; Rodrigues, MA.; Franco, MF. (Nov 1992). "Toxic dilatation of the colon in Chagas' disease.". Br J Surg 79 (11): 1202-3. PMID 1467905.
- ↑ Seltman, AK. (Dec 2012). "Surgical Management of Clostridium difficile Colitis.". Clin Colon Rectal Surg 25 (4): 204-9. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1329390. PMID 24294121.