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Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)»Toxic megacolon (K59.31)
Toxic megacolon
An acute form of MEGACOLON, severe pathological dilatation of the COLON. It is associated with clinical conditions such as ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; AMEBIC DYSENTERY; or CLOSTRIDIUM ENTEROCOLITIS.