Ogilvie syndrome causes
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Overview
Causes
Common causes of Ogilvie's syndrome include the following: [1]
- Trauma
- Obstetrical and gynecological surgeries
- Surgeries as cardiothoracic, abdominal and pelvic
- Pneumonia
- Myocardial infarction
- Drug induced as the phenothiazines, narcotics, and calcium channel blockers
References
- ↑ Ogilvie Syndrome as a Postoperative Complication Patty L. Tenofsky, MD; R. Larry Beamer, MD; R. Stephen Smith, MD Arch Surg. 2000;135:682-687.