Idiopathic megacolon in a teenager treated by laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy

Journal of Coloproctology - Tập 36 - Trang 173-175 - 2016
Carlos Eduardo Oliveira Sodero1, Emerson Abdulmassih Wood da Silva1, Dirceu de Castro Rezende Júnior1, Gustavo Roberto Carvalho Tiveron1, Aurélio Fabiano Ribeiro Zago1, Rafael Andrade de Oliveira1, Bernardo Rosa e Souza1, Luciano Ricardo Pelegrinelli1
1Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Hospital de Clínicas, Uberaba, MG, Brazil

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AbstractChronic constipation in children and adolescents is relatively common and a reason for consultation with pediatricians and proctologists. Most cases respond to medical treatment. Advanced cases of megacolon and megarectum can be treated surgically by Duhamel technique.This case report describes a 15-year-old patient with chronic intestinal constipation refractory to clinical treatment associated with megacolon and megarectum, which was surgically treated.

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Journal of Coloproctology

Tập 36

173-175

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