Causes and treatment of megacolon in adults;Ursachen und Therapie des Megakolons beim Erwachsenen

Chirurgische Praxis

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 605-617

  Bruch, H P ^a   Schwandner, O ^d   Krammer, H J ^d   Sollner S ^d   Wedel, T ^d   Singer, M V ^b   Westermann, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Hirschprungs's disease; Intestinal innervation disorder; Megacolon; Megarectum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHAGAS DISEASE; COLON DILATATION; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENTERIC GANGLIONITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HERNIA; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEGACOLON; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; RECTUM RESECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1842680306     PISSN: 00094846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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