Idiopathic proximal hemimegacolon in an adult woman.
Idiopathic proximal hemimegacolon is a disorder characterized by bowel dilatation proximal to the splenic flexure. It is a very rare and therefore a poorly understood clinical entity. This report describes a case of idiopathic proximal hemimegacolon in a 44-year-old woman. The patient suffered from 2 episodes of constipation and bowel dilatation over 4 years and was successfully treated by medical therapy.
Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung Won
JW
Noh
Poong-Lyul
PL
Rhee
Seo Young
SY
Son
Chang Soo
CS
Ok
Gayeon
G
Lee
Byung-Hoon
BH
Min