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Idiopathic megacolon complicated by life-threatening giant megacolon and respiratory failure due to diaphragmatic eventration: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Giant megacolon requiring emergency surgery is rare. Eventration of the diaphragm associated with giant megacolon is also uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 66-year-old male who presented with abdominal distention and progressive dyspnea. After resuscitation follow...

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Autores principales: Fujiwara, Masataka, Sadatomo, Ai, Tsubochi, Hiroyoshi, Horie, Hisanaga, Lefor, Alan Kawarai, Sata, Naohiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35809478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107372