Atypical presentation of acute idiopathic megacolon in a 14-year-old patient
In clinical practice the term “megacolon” is used to indicate a marked dilatation of the cecum and the sigmoid colon (>12 and 6.5 cm, respectively) (1). From a clinical standpoint, a megacolon can be classified as chronic or acute depending on its clinical presentation. Ch...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-12-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1084 |