Difference between revisions of "Colonic pseudo-obstruction"
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*May lead to perforation. | *May lead to perforation. | ||
*Associated with chronic illness. | *Associated with chronic illness. | ||
*It is essentially a [[clinical diagnosis]]. | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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Features:<ref name=pmid21679643>{{Cite journal | last1 = Choe | first1 = EK. | last2 = Park | first2 = SH. | last3 = Park | first3 = KJ. | title = Colonic pseudo-obstruction with distinct transitional zone in adult constipation patients: pathological analysis and results of surgical treatment. | journal = Am Surg | volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 736-42 | month = Jun | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 21679643 }}</ref> | Features:<ref name=pmid21679643>{{Cite journal | last1 = Choe | first1 = EK. | last2 = Park | first2 = SH. | last3 = Park | first3 = KJ. | title = Colonic pseudo-obstruction with distinct transitional zone in adult constipation patients: pathological analysis and results of surgical treatment. | journal = Am Surg | volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 736-42 | month = Jun | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 21679643 }}</ref> | ||
*Hypoganglionosis. ??? | *Hypoganglionosis. ??? | ||
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COLON, SUBTOTAL COLECTOMY: | |||
- BOWEL WALL THINNING WITH ASSOCIATED MUCOSAL NECROSIS WITH SIDEROPHAGES. | |||
- MINIMAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS. | |||
- NO APPARENT VASCULAR THROMBOSIS. | |||
- THREE BENIGN LYMPH NODES ( 0 POSITIVE / 3 ). | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||