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Massive megarectum secondary to constipation in institutionalized patient

Chronic constipation is a common cause of morbidity in the elderly and institutionalized population. It can be associated with significant morbidity and socioeconomical burden. Chronic resistance constipation can rarely be associated with megarectum. Herein, we present the case of a patient with phy...

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Autores principales: Ayalew, Dawit, Alwatari, Yahya, Riccio, Lin M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7061818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32175072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa047