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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
It usually resolves with conservative therapy stopping oral ingestions, i.e. [[nil per os]] and a [[Feeding tube|nasogastric tube]], but may require [[colonoscopy|colonoscopic]] decompression which is successful in 70% of the cases. A study published in the [[New England Journal of Medicine]] showed that [[neostigmine]] is a potent pharmacological way of decompressing the colon. According to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), it should be considered prior to colonoscopic decompression. The use of neostigmine is not without risk since it can induce bradyarrhythmia and bronchospasms. Therefore atropine should be within immediate reach when this therapy is used.


==References==
==References==
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