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*The mainstay of treatment for toxic megacolon is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with:<ref>{{cite book | last = Fischer | first = Josef | title = Mastery of surgery | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2007 | isbn = 9780781771658 }}</ref><ref name="pmid3781329">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolton RP, Culshaw MA |title=Faecal metronidazole concentrations during oral and intravenous therapy for antibiotic associated colitis due to Clostridium difficile |journal=Gut |volume=27 |issue=10 |pages=1169–72 |year=1986 |pmid=3781329 |pmc=1433873 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The mainstay of treatment for toxic megacolon is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with:<ref>{{cite book | last = Fischer | first = Josef | title = Mastery of surgery | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2007 | isbn = 9780781771658 }}</ref><ref name="pmid3781329">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bolton RP, Culshaw MA |title=Faecal metronidazole concentrations during oral and intravenous therapy for antibiotic associated colitis due to Clostridium difficile |journal=Gut |volume=27 |issue=10 |pages=1169–72 |year=1986 |pmid=3781329 |pmc=1433873 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Failed medical therapy  
**Failed medical therapy  
**Progressive toxicity or dilation
**Progressive toxicity or [[dilation]]
**Signs of perforation
**Signs of [[perforation]]


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Surgery methods of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="pmid28097034">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kerstens J, Diebels I, de Gheldere C, Vanclooster P |title=Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon |journal=Case Rep Surg |volume=2016 |issue= |pages=5909248 |year=2016 |pmid=28097034 |pmc=5209592 |doi=10.1155/2016/5909248 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16466559">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ausch C, Madoff RD, Gnant M, Rosen HR, Garcia-Aguilar J, Hölbling N, Herbst F, Buxhofer V, Holzer B, Rothenberger DA, Schiessel R |title=Aetiology and surgical management of toxic megacolon |journal=Colorectal Dis |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=195–201 |year=2006 |pmid=16466559 |doi=10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00887.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="Arnell2004">{{cite journal|last1=Arnell|first1=Tracey|title=Surgical Management of Acute Colitis and Toxic Megacolon|journal=Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery|volume=17|issue=01|year=2004|pages=71–74|issn=1531-0043|doi=10.1055/s-2004-823073}}</ref>
Surgery methods of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="pmid28097034">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kerstens J, Diebels I, de Gheldere C, Vanclooster P |title=Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon |journal=Case Rep Surg |volume=2016 |issue= |pages=5909248 |year=2016 |pmid=28097034 |pmc=5209592 |doi=10.1155/2016/5909248 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16466559">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ausch C, Madoff RD, Gnant M, Rosen HR, Garcia-Aguilar J, Hölbling N, Herbst F, Buxhofer V, Holzer B, Rothenberger DA, Schiessel R |title=Aetiology and surgical management of toxic megacolon |journal=Colorectal Dis |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=195–201 |year=2006 |pmid=16466559 |doi=10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00887.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="Arnell2004">{{cite journal|last1=Arnell|first1=Tracey|title=Surgical Management of Acute Colitis and Toxic Megacolon|journal=Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery|volume=17|issue=01|year=2004|pages=71–74|issn=1531-0043|doi=10.1055/s-2004-823073}}</ref>


*'''1. Total or subtotal colectomy and ileostomy with'''
*'''1. Total or subtotal [[colectomy]] and [[ileostomy]] with'''
**1.1. Hartmann pouch
**1.1. Hartmann pouch
**1.2. [[Mucous]] [[fistula]]
**1.2. [[Mucous]] [[fistula]]
**1.3. Subcutaneous exteriorization of closed distal bowel  
**1.3. Subcutaneous exteriorization of closed distal bowel  
*'''2. Total proctocolectomy and ileostomy'''
*'''2. Total [[proctocolectomy]] and [[ileostomy]]'''
*'''3. Diversion procedures'''
*'''3. Diversion procedures'''
**3.1. [[Ileostomy]]
**3.1. [[Ileostomy]]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].

OR

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]

OR

The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].

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The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.

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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].

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  • The mainstay of treatment for toxic megacolon is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with:[1][2]
Indications for surgery
Absolute Relative
Pnemuoperitoneum Inability to promptly control sepsis
Diffuse peritonitis Increasing megacolon
Localized peritonitis with increasing abdominal pain and/or colonic distension >10 cm Failure to improve within 24–48 h
Uncontrolled sepsis Increasing toxicity or other signs of clinical deterioration
Major hemorrhage Continued transfusion requirements

Surgery

Surgery methods of toxic megacolon include:[3][4][5]

References

  1. Fischer, Josef (2007). Mastery of surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781771658.
  2. Bolton RP, Culshaw MA (1986). "Faecal metronidazole concentrations during oral and intravenous therapy for antibiotic associated colitis due to Clostridium difficile". Gut. 27 (10): 1169–72. PMC 1433873. PMID 3781329.
  3. Kerstens J, Diebels I, de Gheldere C, Vanclooster P (2016). "Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon". Case Rep Surg. 2016: 5909248. doi:10.1155/2016/5909248. PMC 5209592. PMID 28097034.
  4. Ausch C, Madoff RD, Gnant M, Rosen HR, Garcia-Aguilar J, Hölbling N, Herbst F, Buxhofer V, Holzer B, Rothenberger DA, Schiessel R (2006). "Aetiology and surgical management of toxic megacolon". Colorectal Dis. 8 (3): 195–201. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00887.x. PMID 16466559.
  5. Arnell, Tracey (2004). "Surgical Management of Acute Colitis and Toxic Megacolon". Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 17 (01): 71–74. doi:10.1055/s-2004-823073. ISSN 1531-0043.

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