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Megacolon
Aka: Megacolon, Megarectum, Ogilvie's Syndrome- Definition: Bowel distention based on abdominal XRay
- Rectosigmoid or descending colon >6.5 cm diameter or
- Ascending colon >8 cm diameter or
- Cecal diameter >12 cm
- Causes
- Toxic Megacolon
- Congenital Megacolon (Hirschsprung's Disease)
- Acquired Megacolon
- Idiopathic Megacolon
- Trypanosoma cruzi (Chaga's Disease)
- Incidence in U.S. is increasing
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (colon dysmotility)
- Acute due to medical cause (Ogilvie's Syndrome)
- Acute Causes
- Abdominal or orthopedic surgery
- Spinal cord injury
- Serious cardiovascular disorder
- References
- Phillips in Feldman (1998) GI Disease, p. 1810-12
Megacolon (C0025160) |
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Definition (MSHCZE) | Výrazné chorobné rozšíření tlustého střeva. Vrozené při poruše nervových buněk ve stěně střeva s poruchou vyprazdňování (megacolon congenitum, Hirschsprungova nemoc), nebo získané v důsledku některých střevních chorob, např. jako závažná komplikace ulcerózní kolitidy (toxické m.). (cit. Velký lékařský slovník online, 2013 http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/ ) |
Definition (MSH) | Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, idiopathic megacolon in CONSTIPATION, and TOXIC MEGACOLON. |
Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
MSH | D008531 |
ICD10 | K59.3 |
SnomedCT | 197144003 |
English | Megacolons, megacolon, megacolon (diagnosis), Dilatation of colon, Megacolon [Disease/Finding], acquired megacolon, megarectum, colectasia, idiopathic megacolon, Megacolon NOS (disorder), colon; dilatation, dilatation; colon, Megacolon, Megacolon NOS, Colectasia |
Dutch | megacolon, megacolon NAO, colectasie, colon; dilatatie, dilatatie; colon, Megacolon |
Italian | Colon ingrandito, Megacolon NAS, Dilatazione del colon, Megacolon |
French | Mégacôlon SAI, Coléctasie, Mégacôlon |
German | Megakolon NNB, Kolektasie, Megakolon |
Portuguese | Megacólon NE, Colectasia, Megacólon, Megacolo |
Spanish | Megacolon NEOM, Colectasia, megacolon, SAI, megacolon, SAI (trastorno), Megacolon |
Japanese | 巨大結腸, 結腸拡張, 巨大結腸NOS, キョダイケッチョウNOS, ケッチョウカクチョウ, キョダイケッチョウ |
Swedish | Megakolon |
Czech | megakolon, Megakolon, Kolektázie, Megakolon NOS |
Finnish | Megakoolon |
Russian | MEGAKOLON, МЕГАКОЛОН |
Croatian | MEGAKOLON |
Polish | Okrężnica olbrzymia |
Hungarian | Megacolon k.m.n., Colectasia, Megacolon |
Norwegian | Megakolon, Megacolon |
Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Megarectum (C1456333) |
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Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
SnomedCT | 3246003, 33995003 |
Dutch | megarectum |
French | Mégarectum |
German | Megarektum |
Italian | Megaretto |
Portuguese | Megarrecto |
Spanish | Megarecto, megarrecto (concepto no activo), megarrecto |
Japanese | 巨大直腸, キョダイチョクチョウ |
Czech | Megarectum |
Hungarian | Megarectum |
English | Megarectum (disorder), megarectum, Megarectum |
Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
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