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2. Stercoral ulcer - Wikipedia

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   Stercoral ulcer is an ulcer of the colon due to pressure and irritation resulting from severe, prolonged constipation due to a large bowel obstruction, damage to the autonomic nervous system, or stercoral colitis. It is most commonly located in the sigmoid colon and rectum.

3. Biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease - Wikipedia

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   The previous treatment options had many shortcomings, and the introduction of biological therapy changed the way physicians treat Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. [5] [6] Even so, biologic therapy still has its faults such as high cost and risk of side effects.

4. Fecal impaction - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of fecal impaction requires both the remedy of the impaction and treatment to prevent recurrences. Decreased motility of the colon results in dry, hard stools that in the case of fecal impaction become compacted into a large, hard mass of stool that cannot be expelled from the rectum. [citation needed]

5. Targeted therapy may help treat moderate to severe ulcerative ...

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   While it will take some time and more research, doctors may eventually use tulisokibart in clinical practice to help treat moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. “This was a phase 2 study.

6. FDA-approved drug for ulcerative colitis also effective for ...

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   Mirikizumab, a drug currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, also sends Crohn's disease into clinical remission, new findings suggest.

7. Megacolon - Wikipedia

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   A human colon is considered abnormally enlarged if it has a diameter greater than 12 cm [3] in the cecum (it is usually less than 9 cm [4]), greater than 6.5 cm [3] in the rectosigmoid region and greater than 8 cm [3] for the ascending colon. The transverse colon is usually less than 6 cm in diameter. [4] A megacolon can be either acute or ...