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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]].


==General==
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 }}
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==Gross==
*Dilated colon.
*Eroded mucosa.
*+/-Pseudomembranes.
===Images===
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Image: Toxic megacolon 1.JPG | Toxic megacolon. (WC)
Image: Toxic_megacolon_2.JPG | Toxic megacolon. (WC)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Colon]].
*[[Colon]].
*[[Pseudomembranous colitis]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:33, 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.