Megacolon
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megacolon-189-2658640
title:
Megacolon
text:
Megacolon is an abnormal dilation of the colon. This leads to hypertrophy of the colon. The dilation is often accompanied by a paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel. In more extreme cases, the feces consolidate into hard masses inside the colon, called fecalomas, which can require surgery to be removed. A human colon is considered abnormally enlarged if it has a diameter greater than 12 cm in the cecum, greater than 6.5 cm in the rectosigmoid region and greater than 8 cm for the as
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacolon
date created:
2005-09-01T20:02:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T07:41:39Z
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13
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