1. A Case of Idiopathic Megacolon in Adult with Similar Pathophysiological State to Congenital Megacolon
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A Case of Megacolon
Megacolon is a relatively rare condition appearing in childhood and characterised by obstinate constipation, dilatation of the colon and hypomotility of its wall. It was Yon Ammon who first described megacolon in 1842, fortyfive years before Hirschsprung, though the disease carries the name of the latter. Since then many {etiological factors have been considered, ranging from malnutrition to ne...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 1980
ISSN: 1882-9619,0047-1801
DOI: 10.3862/jcoloproctology.33.338