Total proctocolectomy and ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis for chagasic megacolon with fecaloma: report of a case

Surg Today. 2006;36(3):277-9. doi: 10.1007/s00595-005-3140-2.

Abstract

Megacolon, resulting in severe constipation, is one of the most common manifestations of Chagas' disease. We herein report a case of megacolon with fecaloma in a 39-year-old Brazilian man who presented with severe constipation. He underwent a total proctocolectomy and ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis. Histologically, there was a marked thickening of the proper muscle layer, and a moderate decrease in the myoenteric nerve plexuses and neurons in the megacolon area. A feasible outcome has been achieved after a 1-year follow-up. A total proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis may therefore be one of the useful strategies for the surgical treatment of patients with chagasic megacolon.

MeSH terms

  • Anal Canal / surgery*
  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods*
  • Chagas Disease / complications*
  • Colonic Pouches*
  • Fecal Impaction / etiology
  • Megacolon / etiology
  • Megacolon / surgery*
  • Proctocolectomy, Restorative*