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Megacolon  

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Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008531

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