Chagasic megacolon in Venezuela ‒ case report
ABSTRACT Chagasic megacolon is the second most frequent cause of manifestation of the digestive forms of Chagas disease (trypanosoma cruzi parasitosis), characterized by progressive pseudo-occlusive symptoms or chronic constipation, caused by an alteration in the functioning of the colonic wall musculature. In Venezuela, cases of chagasic disease reported in the past are referred to chagasic heart disease, this being the first documented case of chagasic megacolon. We broach herein a case of chagasic megacolon in which early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment led to a successful outcome.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632020000200172 |
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