Colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) following cesarean section
Solt, I.; Jakobi, P.
Harefuah 140(3): 217-9 286
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 11303346 Document Number: 531344
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, or Ogilvie syndrome can be a major surgical complication. Ogilvie syndrome, unlike adynamic ileus, is usually not self-limiting and may cause ischemic necrosis and colonic perforation, with a mortality rate as high as 50 percent. Ogilvie syndrome represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge that deserves a multidisciplinary approach. We present a case report and a literature review of the syndrome.