megacolon/edema

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate computed tomography (CT) in the differential diagnosis of patients with toxic megacolon (TM) complicating severe acute colitis (SAC) and patients with SAC but no TM. METHODS We identified 16 patients who presented clinically complicated SAC and CT

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of CT in the evaluation and in detecting complications in patients with toxic megacolon. A retrospective analysis of CT findings of 18 consecutive patients with toxic megacolon was performed. Underlying etiology included 12 patients with

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2B is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, and neuroma. Early signs of MEN 2B are usually neuroma, gastrointestinal problems, and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema is rare as a

Presented is a middle-aged male who developed a fulminant case of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis characterized by leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and anasarca without toxic megacolon. The patient responded slowly to medical therapy consisting of intravenous metronidazole,

Cloacal dysgenesis sequence is a rare congenital malformation seen in 1:50000 to 250000 neonates. It shows a phallus-like structure, smooth perineum, and absence of urethral, vaginal, and anal openings as primary malformations. We report a case of a 4-day-old preterm female neonate. The prenatal

A staging classification is proposed by CT findings in 27 patients with acute abdomen, caused by inflammatory colonic non-parasitic pathology. Of the 17 patients with diverticular disease, 4 were stage A (edema/ischemia on thickness of the abdominal wall), 2 were stage B (partial intramural

Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is a potentially life-threatening acute infectious colitis caused by one or more toxins produced by an unopposed proliferation of Clostridium difficile bacteria. PMC is characterized by the presence of elevated, yellow-white plaques forming pseudomembranes on the