Toxic megacolon

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• Synonyms

  • Toxic dilatation of large bowel
  • Toxic dilatation of colon
  • Toxic colitis

• Causes

  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Pseudomembranous colitis
  • Intestinal pseudoobstruction
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome IV

• Effects

  • Abdominal distension
  • Bowel perforation
  • Acute abdominal pain

• Parents

  • Lower gastrointestinal pathology

• Treatments

  • Panproctocolectomy

• Description

  • "Blotting paper colon"