"Megacolon, Toxic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute form of MEGACOLON, severe pathological dilatation of the COLON. It is associated with clinical conditions such as ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; AMEBIC DYSENTERY; or CLOSTRIDIUM ENTEROCOLITIS.
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D008532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.701.591
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Megacolon, Toxic" by people in Profiles.
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Shigellosis and toxic megacolon secondary to Shigella flexneri serotype 3a: The challenges of laboratory diagnosis. Int J Infect Dis. 2018 May; 70:104-106.
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[Fistula following emergency total colectomy: an efficient method of treatment]. Minerva Chir. 1990 Apr 30; 45(8):599-602.