"Megacolon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008531
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.158.701
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Megacolon" by people in Profiles.
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A clinical evaluation of anorectal pressure studies in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease. Gut. 1972 Feb; 13(2):138-46.
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RECTAL EXAMINATION IN CHILDREN; A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1965 Jul; 4:391-3.