Idiopathic acquired megacolon: - The value of subtotal colectomy

Paul Belliveau; Stanley M. Goldberg; David A Rothenberger; Santhat Nivatvongs

doi:10.1007/BF02553250

Idiopathic acquired megacolon: - The value of subtotal colectomy

Paul Belliveau, Stanley M. Goldberg, David A Rothenberger, Santhat Nivatvongs

Surgery

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

47 Scopus citations

Abstract

Forty-eight patients treated for chronic incapacitating constipation by surgical resection were reviewed. Thirty-seven had subtotal colectomy, eight had left colectomy, two had right hemicolectomy, and one had ileostomy, colectomy, and a Hartmann pouch. There were significant complications (21 per cent) and one mortality (2 per cent). A long-term successful outcome was found in 81 per cent of the patients on follow-up. Physiologic studies are recommended to improve the selection of patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	118-121
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553250
State	Published - Mar 1 1982

Keywords

Acquired megacolon
Chronic constipation
Colonic motility
Subtotal colectomy

Publisher link

10.1007/BF02553250

Find It

Find It at U of M Libraries

Cite this

@article{6c8286d332fa4baf99bf98157b138a3a,

title = "Idiopathic acquired megacolon: - The value of subtotal colectomy",

abstract = "Forty-eight patients treated for chronic incapacitating constipation by surgical resection were reviewed. Thirty-seven had subtotal colectomy, eight had left colectomy, two had right hemicolectomy, and one had ileostomy, colectomy, and a Hartmann pouch. There were significant complications (21 per cent) and one mortality (2 per cent). A long-term successful outcome was found in 81 per cent of the patients on follow-up. Physiologic studies are recommended to improve the selection of patients.",

keywords = "Acquired megacolon, Chronic constipation, Colonic motility, Subtotal colectomy",

author = "Paul Belliveau and Goldberg, {Stanley M.} and Rothenberger, {David A} and Santhat Nivatvongs",

year = "1982",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/BF02553250",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "25",

pages = "118--121",

journal = "Diseases of the Colon and Rectum",

issn = "0012-3706",

publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Idiopathic acquired megacolon

T2 - - The value of subtotal colectomy

AU - Belliveau, Paul

AU - Goldberg, Stanley M.

AU - Rothenberger, David A

AU - Nivatvongs, Santhat

PY - 1982/3/1

Y1 - 1982/3/1

N2 - Forty-eight patients treated for chronic incapacitating constipation by surgical resection were reviewed. Thirty-seven had subtotal colectomy, eight had left colectomy, two had right hemicolectomy, and one had ileostomy, colectomy, and a Hartmann pouch. There were significant complications (21 per cent) and one mortality (2 per cent). A long-term successful outcome was found in 81 per cent of the patients on follow-up. Physiologic studies are recommended to improve the selection of patients.

AB - Forty-eight patients treated for chronic incapacitating constipation by surgical resection were reviewed. Thirty-seven had subtotal colectomy, eight had left colectomy, two had right hemicolectomy, and one had ileostomy, colectomy, and a Hartmann pouch. There were significant complications (21 per cent) and one mortality (2 per cent). A long-term successful outcome was found in 81 per cent of the patients on follow-up. Physiologic studies are recommended to improve the selection of patients.

KW - Acquired megacolon

KW - Chronic constipation

KW - Colonic motility

KW - Subtotal colectomy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0020076675&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0020076675&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/BF02553250

DO - 10.1007/BF02553250

M3 - Article

C2 - 7067545

AN - SCOPUS:0020076675

SN - 0012-3706

VL - 25

SP - 118

EP - 121

JO - Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

JF - Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

IS - 2

ER -

Idiopathic acquired megacolon: - The value of subtotal colectomy

Abstract

Keywords

Publisher link

Find It

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this