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Megacolon
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==Description==
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*Occurs in cats, dogs, and pigs.
*Occurs in cats, dogs, and pigs.
*May be due to a lack of myenteric plexuses that occurs when neuroblasts fail to migrate from the nerual crest to the colorectal myenteric plexuses.
*May be due to a lack of myenteric plexuses that occurs when neuroblasts fail to migrate from the nerual crest to the colorectal myenteric plexuses.
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megacolon, likely caused by a lesion of the neuromuscular bed of the colon.
megacolon, likely caused by a lesion of the neuromuscular bed of the colon.
The etiology of megacolon often remains undiagnosed
The etiology of megacolon often remains undiagnosed
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==References==
[[Category:Intestines_-_Developmental_Pathology]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Cat]][[Category:Pig]]
[[Category:Intestines_-_Developmental_Pathology]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Cat]][[Category:Pig]]
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