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Megacolon Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B: A Case Successfully Managed with Ileostomy

Takeshi Ikeda1, Nao Hondo1, Masato Kitazawa1

  • 1Department of Gastroenterological, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.

Surgical Case Reports
|May 11, 2026
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Summary

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B) megacolon, a gastrointestinal complication, can be managed surgically. Surgical intervention, including stoma creation, may improve outcomes for this rare condition.

Keywords:
MEN2Bcolostomyganglioneuromatosisileostomymegacolon

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