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PELVIRECTAL ACHALASIA [1 record]

Record 1 2013-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Bowels
DEF

The congenital absence of autonomic ganglia in the smooth muscle wall of the distal part of the colon, which causes poor or absent peristalsis in the involved segment of colon, accumulation of feces, and dilation of the bowel (megacolon).

OBS

Symptoms include intermittent vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Intestins
DEF

Dilatation du côlon, qui peut se manifester précocement, chez le nouveau-né, par une grave occlusion ou, plus tardivement, par la constipation et la distension abdominale.

Spanish

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