Giant colonic volvulus due to colonic pseudo-obstruction

2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd..

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), also known as Ogilvie's syndrome, is a clinical syndrome characterised by gross dilation of the caecum and right hemicolon, which sometimes extends to the sigmoid colon and rectum in the absence of an anatomic lesion in the intestinal lumen. It is characterised by impaired propulsion of contents of the gastrointestinal tract, which results in a clinical picture of intestinal obstruction. A careful examination of the markedly distended colon can exclude several colonic pathologies, including mechanical obstruction and other causes of toxic megacolon. ACPO can sometimes predispose or mimic colonic volvulus, especially in geriatric patients.

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E-Artikel

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2015

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2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2015

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BMJ case reports - 2015(2015) vom: 25. Feb.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karaman, Kerem [VerfasserIn]
Tanoglu, Alpaslan [VerfasserIn]
Beyazit, Yavuz [VerfasserIn]
Han, Ismet [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 04.03.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2014-207963

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NLM246566914