Toxic megacolon does not respond to medical treatment within 4 days (or sooner in some cases).

If toxic megacolon occurs, surgery may be the only option to save a person's life.

In both cases established criteria for the diagnosis of toxic megacolon were fulfilled.

The colon may swell to many times its normal size, a condition known as toxic megacolon.

In addition, can be the bloating of the colon due to infection, also called megacolon.

In severe cases, life-threatening complications can develop, such as toxic megacolon.

Surgery is also indicated for patients with severe colitis or toxic megacolon.

One cause for emergency surgery is toxic megacolon.

It should not be confused with an abnormally wide large intestine, which is called a megacolon.

A megacolon can be either acute or chronic.

Corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory medication is used in toxic megacolon.

On the other hand, results of restorative proctocolectomy in patients with megacolon and megarectum have been good.

Perforation complicates toxic megacolon in about 35% of cases.

Toxic megacolon is an emergency that requires immediate medical treatment to prevent dehydration and shock.

Other forms of megacolon exist and can be congenital (present since birth, such as Hirschsprung's disease).

Patients can therefore develop a larger than normal diameter of the large bowel, at times causing a condition called megacolon.

Acquired megacolon, of which there are several possible etiologies:

When megacolon worsens and the conservative measures fail to restore transit, surgery may be necessary.

In rare cases, severe disease causes the colon to swell to many times its normal size (toxic megacolon).

There are several theories on how megacolon (and also megaesophagus) develops in Chagas disease.

Toxic megacolon is a rare but dangerous condition that occurs when the colon swells to many times its normal size.

Hirschsprung's disease is also sometimes called congenital aganglionic megacolon.

The successful use of the knee-elbow position to relieve bowel distension in two patients with toxic megacolon is described.

Risperidone, an anti-psychotic medication, can result in megacolon.

Some of these symptoms also may be signs of toxic megacolon, a condition in which the colon swells to many times its normal size.