Non-toxic Megacolon Secondary to High-Grade Large-Bowel Obstruction

A 92-year-old male presented from an outside hospital for treatment of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation (COPD) and subsequently developed worsening abdominal distention with pain during the course of his hospitalization. He was found to have a high-grade large-bowel obstruction w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-01, Vol.14 (1), p.e21580
Hauptverfasser:	Mullen, Nathan D, Thurn, Hunter, Karr, Eric, Burtson, Kathryn M
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