Ogilvie's Syndrome of False Colonic Obstruction

[Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction or Ogilvie syndrome].

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is a clinical condition with the symptoms, signs and radiological appearances of acute large bowel obstruction but without any apparent mechanical cause. The mortality rate for patients undergoing surgery was 57%. The incidence of caecal-perforation was 1 for 7 patients. The pathogenesis of the syndrome is unknown but in more then 80% of cases many conditions th...

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) with Chilaiditi syndrome.

Hypokalemia Associated with Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome)

We report a case of hypokalemia resulting from colonic pseudo-obstruction or Ogilvie's syndrome. Colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by profuse watery diarrhea that has a low sodium and high potassium concentration. It is seen in a variety of medical and surgical conditions, but its exact cause remains unknown. It is thought to result from an imbalance of sympathetic and parasympathetic...

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome) in critical care unit

From: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Lane, Elamakkara P. O., Cochin 682 026, India. Correspondence: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Lane, Elamakkara P. O., Cochin 682 026, Kerala, India. E-mail: [email protected] Case 1 A 48 year-old male who was known case of systemic arterial hypertension on medication...

Ogilvie's syndrome (acute colonic pseudo-obstruction) after caesarean section.

Ogilvie's syndrome (OS), a massive dilation of the colon in the absence of mechanical obstruction, is a rare postsurgical complication. The high mortality rate (normally 15-31% and upto 45% after caecal perforation) explains the seriousness of this clinical situation. Early diagnosis is made by plain abdominal X-ray and CT abdomen. Conservative treatment is usually effective and surgery should ...