Chagasic megacolon in Venezuela ‒ case report

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....

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Main Authors: Victoria Dowling Enez, Carla Izarra Henriquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936319301261