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Definition of Congenital megacolon

1. Noun. Congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon.

Medical Definition of Congenital megacolon

1. A congenital condition which results in an enlarged and poorly functioning colon due to abnormal intestinal motility. These patients are at risk for intestinal obstruction. Constipation, vomiting, abdominal distention, poor weight gain, a retarded growth are common. Treatment include the use of a temporary colostomy with later resection of the affected portion of bowel. Symptoms are eliminated in up to 90% of patients after surgery. Outcomes are better with early intervention. (27 Sep 1997)

Literary usage of Congenital megacolon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann (1912)
"45), congenital dilatation of colon and congenital megacolon (distention and difficult defecation, often from birth), glandular tuberculosis, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"There is a good discussion of the increased frequency in patients with mongolism of other diseases, including leukemia, congenital megacolon, and other ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"... even a mention of congenital megacolon, the so-called Hirschsprung's disease. This whole article is very sketchy, reading like a student's quiz compend, ..."

4. Diseases of the Intestines and Lower Alimentary Tract by Anthony Bassler (1920)
"... which throws the bowel into loops, and causes kinking and obstruction (Marfan, Neter). congenital megacolon ..."

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