Constipation with megacolon in a 36-year-old man: a rare presentation of MEN2B from Sri Lanka.

Fernando, Ashan Rabinath; Samarasekera, Dharmabandhu Nandadeva; Bulathsinghela, Rasika Pivithuru

Fernando, Ashan Rabinath; Samarasekera, Dharmabandhu Nandadeva; Bulathsinghela, Rasika Pivithuru.

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Fernando AR; Surgery, University Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Samarasekera DN; Surgery, University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Bulathsinghela RP; Surgery, University Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

BMJ Case Rep ; 12(1)2019 Jan 14.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30642858

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Constipation/diagnosis; Megacolon/pathology; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b/complications; Adult; Aftercare; Constipation/etiology; Diagnosis, Differential; Digestive System Neoplasms/pathology; Ganglioneuroma/pathology; Humans; Laparotomy/methods; Male; Megacolon/diagnostic imaging; Megacolon/surgery; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b/diagnosis; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b/pathology; Rare Diseases; Sri Lanka/ethnology; Treatment Outcome

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gastrointestinal surgery; thyroid disease

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / Constipation / Megacolon Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2019 Document type: Article

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