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Megacolon is an
abnormal dilation of the
colon (also
called the
large intestine). This
leads to
hypertrophy of the colon. The
dilation is
often accompanied...
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Toxic megacolon is an
acute form of
colonic distension. It is
characterized by a very
dilated colon (
megacolon),
accompanied by
abdominal distension (bloating)...
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diagnosed in the
first year of life.
Complications may
include enterocolitis,
megacolon,
bowel obstruction and
intestinal perforation. The
disorder may occur...
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between flares.
Complications may
include abnormal dilation of the
colon (
megacolon),
inflammation of the eye, joints, or liver, and
colon cancer. The cause...
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abdominal X-ray. It is a type of
megacolon,
sometimes referred to as "acute
megacolon," to
distinguish it from
toxic megacolon. The
condition carries the name...
- sleepiness, vomiting, and dry mouth. It may
increase the risk of
toxic megacolon. Loperamide's
safety in
pregnancy is unclear, but no
evidence of harm...
- Shprintzen–Goldberg
syndrome is a
congenital multiple-anomaly
syndrome that has craniosynostosis,
multiple abdominal hernias,
cognitive impairment, and...
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disease IBS
Intestinal pseudoobstruction /
Ogilvie syndrome Megacolon /
Toxic megacolon Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis/SCAD
Large and/or
small Enterocolitis...
- deformed. It may
occur in
chronic obstruction of
stool transit, as in
megacolon and
chronic constipation. Some diseases, such as
Chagas disease, Hirschsprung's...
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Dominant megacolon in mice. This
mouse model is
being used to
investigate the link
between SRY and
Hirschsprung disease, or
congenital megacolon in humans...
