Ogilvie syndrome overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ogilvie syndrome is the acute pseudoobstruction and dilation of the colon in the absence of any mechanical obstruction in severely ill patients.[1]
Colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by massive dilatation of the cecum (diameter > 10 cm) and right colon on abdominal X-ray.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Neostigmine for the Treatment of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction, by Ponec R. J., Saunders M. D., Kimmey M. B., New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 341:137-141, Jul 15, 1999.
- ↑ Feldman, Mark (2002). Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7th edition. Elsevier. ISBN 9780721689739. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (help); External link in|title=(help) - ↑ Recent Advances in Critical Care Gastroenterology DANIEL S. PRATT and SCOTT K. EPSTEIN, Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 161, Number 5, May 2000, 1417-1420