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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Toxic megacolon: a potentially lethal condition. Case report.

José Jesús Fabián-Méndez, Quitzia Libertad Torres-Salazar

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

José Jesús Fabián-MéndezInstitute of Security and Social Services for State Workers, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Quitzia Libertad Torres-SalazarFaculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of the State of Durango, Durango, Durango 34000, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-1244

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxic megacolon denotes an abrupt non-obstructive distension of the colon, accompanied by systemic signs of toxicity. Mortality rates can soar as high as 7.9%. While primarily linked with chronic bowel conditions, the incidence attributed to

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atypical presentationtoxic megacolonulcerative colitis

Identifiers

PMID38863961
PMCPMC11165306

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