An Ominous Abdominal Radiograph

An abdominal X-ray reveals a severely dilated colon and free air. What is the underlying diagnosis that led to this life-threatening Surgical Emergency?

Ulcerative colitis


What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Gastric outlet obstruction
Hirschsprung disease
Ileal intussusception
Ulcerative colitis
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Abdominal radiograph, Colectomy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Toxic megacolon, Ulcerative colitis

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