Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation

Ogilvie's syndrome is a condition characterized by colonic dilation in the absence of mechanical obstruction. This case report presents a patient who was immobile and hospitalized for several months following a motor vehicle accident that left the patient paralyzed, who subsequently developed O...

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Autores principales: Punter, Lauren, Doorgen, Raydiene, Mashburn, Penelope
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10575596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842440
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45173
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author Punter, Lauren
Doorgen, Raydiene
Mashburn, Penelope
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description Ogilvie's syndrome is a condition characterized by colonic dilation in the absence of mechanical obstruction. This case report presents a patient who was immobile and hospitalized for several months following a motor vehicle accident that left the patient paralyzed, who subsequently developed Ogilvie's syndrome. The aim of this study is to briefly discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of Ogilvie's syndrome. This article also discusses the impact of narcotics and the possible association with Ogilvie's syndrome in this patient.
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spelling pubmed-105755962023-10-14 Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation Punter, Lauren Doorgen, Raydiene Mashburn, Penelope Cureus General Surgery Ogilvie's syndrome is a condition characterized by colonic dilation in the absence of mechanical obstruction. This case report presents a patient who was immobile and hospitalized for several months following a motor vehicle accident that left the patient paralyzed, who subsequently developed Ogilvie's syndrome. The aim of this study is to briefly discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of Ogilvie's syndrome. This article also discusses the impact of narcotics and the possible association with Ogilvie's syndrome in this patient. Cureus 2023-09-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10575596/ /pubmed/37842440 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45173 Text en Copyright © 2023, Punter et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title_full Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title_fullStr Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title_full_unstemmed Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title_short Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Narcotics Complicated by Colonic Perforation
title_sort ogilvie’s syndrome secondary to narcotics complicated by colonic perforation
topic General Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10575596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842440
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45173
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