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Results 1 - 10 of 27 for Megacolon
  1. Toxic megacolon occurs when swelling and inflammation spread into the deeper layers of your colon. As a result, the ... means that this problem is very dangerous. Toxic megacolon may occur in people with an inflamed colon ...
  2. Toxic megacolon is characterized by extreme inflammation and distention of the colon. Common symptoms are pain, distention of the ...
  3. ... gene from a parent develops Hirschsprung disease. Aganglionic megacolon Congenital intestinal aganglionosis Congenital megacolon Hirschsprung's disease ...
  4. Hirschsprung disease causes a blockage of the large intestine. It occurs due to poor muscle movement in the bowel. It is a congenital ...
  5. ... syndrome More About This Health Condition DOM dominant megacolon, mouse, human homolog of SOX10_HUMAN SRY (sex ...
  6. Pseudomembranous Colitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    C. diff Infections/Specifics ... C. diff Infections ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  7. Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)  
    Autonomic Nervous System Disorders/Specifics ... Autonomic Nervous System Disorders ... Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center ... From the National Institutes ...
  8. ... are most likely due to abnormal inflammation.Toxic megacolon is a rare complication of ulcerative colitis that can be life-threatening. Toxic megacolon involves a widening (dilation) of the colon and ...
  9. ... rupture of the colon, severe bleeding, or toxic megacolon Most of the time, the entire colon, including ... intestine within one to a few days (toxic megacolon) Tears or holes (perforation) in the colon Anemia, ...
  10. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)  
    Crohn's Disease/Women ... Crohn's Disease ... Ulcerative Colitis/Women ... Ulcerative Colitis ... Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health
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