Difference between revisions of "Toxic megacolon"

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==Gross==
==Gross==
*Dilated colon.
*Dilated colon.
*Eroded mucosa.
*+/-Pseudomembranes.


===Images===
===Images===

Revision as of 00:32, 2 March 2014

Toxic megacolon is a marked acute dilation of the colon. It is classically associated with ulcerative colitis.

General

It may be seen in:

Gross

  • Dilated colon.
  • Eroded mucosa.
  • +/-Pseudomembranes.

Images

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.