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Megacolon medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
Possible treatments include:
- In stable cases, use of laxatives and bulking agents, as well as modifications in diet and stool habits are effective.
- Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory medication is used in toxic megacolon.
- Disimpaction of feces and decompression using anorectal and nasogastric tubes.
- When megacolon worsens and the conservative measures fail to restore transit, surgery may be necessary.
References
References
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