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'''Toxic megacolon''' is a marked acute dilation of the [[colon]]. It is classically associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]. | '''Toxic megacolon''' is a marked acute dilation of the [[colon]]. It is classically associated with [[ulcerative colitis]]. | ||
==General== | |||
It may be seen in: | It may be seen in: | ||
*[[Crohn's disease]]. | *[[Crohn's disease]]. | ||
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*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 }} | *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 }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
==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) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==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:
- Crohn's disease.
- Chagas disease.[1]
- Clostridium difficile colitis.[2]
Gross
- Dilated colon.
- Eroded mucosa.
- +/-Pseudomembranes.
Images
Toxic megacolon. (WC)
Toxic megacolon. (WC)
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.