title: Chagas' disease of the colon.
abstract: One hundred cases of chagasic megacolon operated upon in Bahia, Brazil, have been analysed. The principal theories of the pathological physiology of the disease are discussed. The pre- and postoperative radiographic features of the colon are presented, and the surgical treatment as well as the incidence of complications and late results are reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography