Toxic megacolon
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Daniel M. Autenrieth; Daniel C. Baumgart
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Article
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2012
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Toxic megacolon represents a dreaded complication of mainly inflammatory or infectious conditions of the colon. It is most commonly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), i.e., ulcerative colitis or ileocolonic Crohn's disease. Lately, the epidemiology has shifted toward infectious causes