Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction in an Elderly Female Patient With Chronic Constipation

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), or Ogilvie’s syndrome, is an acute colonic dilatation without mechanical obstruction; it is most commonly seen in severely ill or postoperative patients. While this syndrome has no clear pathophysiology, it is diagnosed when the cecum and right colon expand w...

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Autores principales: Machchhar, Riddhi R, Fareen, Nusha, Shah, Viraj, Vida, Jay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809134
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44789

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37809134
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44789

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