Chagas Disease Surgery
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چکیده
The dilatations that occur in the body are classified according to different systems: (1) biliary: mega-gallbladder, mega-common bile duct; (2) cardiovascular: cardiomegaly; (3) urinary: megapelvis, megaureter, megabladder; (4) respiratory: bronchiectasis, megabronchus; (5) megapharynx (?); (6) megaesophagus; (7) megastomach; (8) achalasia of the pylorus or hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; (9) megaduodenum; (10) megaintestine (mega-small bowel); (11) megappendix; (12) megacolon; (13) megasigmoid; (14) megarectum; (15) hypertrophy of the salivary glands (parotid).
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