title: [Toxic megacolon].
abstract: Reference to the literature dealing with idiopathic rectocolitis and its complications, with particular attention to megacolon, is followed by the presentation of two cases of ulcerous colitis complicated by toxic megacolon and a picture of acute abdomen. Emphasis is placed on the clinical features of such complications and the surgical treatment required in accordance with the degree of seriousness of the case.
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Ilmegacolon tossico