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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| 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 |