Idiopathic megacolon in a teenager treated by laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy

Idiopathic megacolon in a teenager treated by laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy

Chronic 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...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Oliveira Sodero, Emerson Abdulmassih Wood da Silva, Dirceu de Castro Rezende Júnior, Gustavo Roberto Carvalho Tiveron, Aurélio Fabiano Ribeiro Zago, Rafael Andrade de Oliveira, Bernardo Rosa e Souza, Luciano Ricardo Pelegrinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300156

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