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Megacolon

Known as: colectasia, Megacolons, Dilation of colon 
Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE… 
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Acquired megacolon
Creatine deficiency, X-linkedGastrointestinal systemHirschsprung DiseaseIn Blood

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Megacolon in patients with chronic spinal cord injury
Purpose: To investigate the clinical and functional correlates of megacolon in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Association of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and Hirschsprung disease
Romeo G, Ceccherini I, Celli J, Priolo M, Betsos N, Bonardi G, Seri M, Yin L, Lerone M, Jasonni V, Martucciello G (University of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Aggregation chimeras demonstrate that the primary defect responsible for aganglionic megacolon in lethal spotted mice is not neuroblast autonomous.
The lethal spotted (ls) mouse has been used as a model for the human disorder Hirschsprung's disease, because as in the latter… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Toxic megacolon in cytomegalovirus colitis.
We report a case of toxic megacolon manifesting in cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis in a 55-yr-old man with steroid-dependent… 
1988
1988
Medical decompression of toxic megacolon by "rolling". A new technique of decompression with favorable long-term follow-up.
We treated 19 consecutive patients with toxic megacolon complicating inflammatory bowel disease with the usual intensive medical… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Pediatric surgical patients with severe anaerobic infection: report of 16 T-antigen positive cases and possible hazards of blood transfusion.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Toxic megacolon associated with loperamide therapy.
  • J. W. Brown
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1979
  • Corpus ID: 45911617
TOXIC megacolon is a well-known serious complication of fulminant ulcerative colitis and has been reported to occur in… 
1968
1968
X-linked hydrocephalus.
of 55 cm. An operative pneumoventriculogram and Pantopaque ven-triculogram demonstrated dilatation of the lateral ven- tricles… 
1964
1964
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF PATTERN DEVELOPMENT IN LETHAL SPOTTING AND BELTED MOUSE EMBRYOS.
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Effects of destruction of intramural ganglion cells on colon motility: possible genesis of congenital megacolon.
1. In the dog, a segment of colon corresponding to the recto-sigmoid region of man, was kept in a temporary state of anemia by… 
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