Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology
A patient with segmental dilatation of the colon who presented with chronic constipation is reported. A review of previous cases of this rarely reported condition and the typical features of the disorder is presented. A possible contributing factor to its etiology is proposed on the basis of a patho...
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| author | David J. Waldron Kenneth L. Bowes Laurence D. Jewell |
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| description | A patient with segmental dilatation of the colon who presented
with chronic constipation is reported. A review of previous cases of this rarely
reported condition and the typical features of the disorder is presented. A possible
contributing factor to its etiology is proposed on the basis of a pathological
appearance of the colonic muscle wall not previously described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-817c2b14e5564aad9c36d547a04a938e2025-02-03T01:23:23ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001989-01-0132474910.1155/1989/205607Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall EtiologyDavid J. Waldron0Kenneth L. Bowes1Laurence D. Jewell2Department of Surgery and Parthology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Surgery and Parthology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Surgery and Parthology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaA patient with segmental dilatation of the colon who presented with chronic constipation is reported. A review of previous cases of this rarely reported condition and the typical features of the disorder is presented. A possible contributing factor to its etiology is proposed on the basis of a pathological appearance of the colonic muscle wall not previously described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/205607 |
| spellingShingle | David J. Waldron Kenneth L. Bowes Laurence D. Jewell Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology |
| title_full | Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology |
| title_fullStr | Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology |
| title_short | Segmental Dilation of the Colon: Support for a Muscle Wall Etiology |
| title_sort | segmental dilation of the colon support for a muscle wall etiology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/205607 |
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