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Fulminant colitis and toxic megacolon.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1989 Mar; 18(1):73-82.GC

Abstract

Twenty-seven cases of fulminant colitis are reported. All had at least five of the seven criteria of severity. Four developed toxic megacolon. Sixty-three per cent failed to respond to parenteral steroids, parenteral nutrition, and vigorous resuscitation and required surgery. Two of the patients with megacolon perforated and died. Prompt attention to these patients and a willingness to rely on surgery are important approaches. The experience reported here reiterates that previously published.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Danovitch SH
George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC.

MeSH

AdultColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMegacolon, ToxicMethylprednisoloneParenteral Nutrition, Total

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

2493427

Citation

Danovitch, S H.. "Fulminant Colitis and Toxic Megacolon." Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, vol. 18, no. 1, 1989, pp. 73-82.
Danovitch SH. Fulminant colitis and toxic megacolon. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1989;18(1):73-82.
Danovitch, S. H. (1989). Fulminant colitis and toxic megacolon. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 18(1), 73-82.
Danovitch SH. Fulminant Colitis and Toxic Megacolon. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1989;18(1):73-82. PubMed PMID: 2493427.
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