title: Chronic constipation presenting as acute respiratory distress because of mediastinal shift.
authors: Department of Colorectal surgery, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Badiani
authors: D
authors: D
authors: McArthur
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authors: D
authors: Bowley
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Balasubramanian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed