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Toxic Megacolon: Background, Pathophysiology, Management Challenges and Solutions

Jiten Desai1 Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University of Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA

Mohamed Elnaggar2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-2789

Ahmed A Hanfy2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA

Rajkumar Doshi2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USACorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-2750

Pages 203-210 | Published online: 19 May 2020

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