Ogilvie's syndrome following caesarean section.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20132013 Jun 19.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23784768
ABSTRACT
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction syndrome, also known as Ogilvie's syndrome, is a rare condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a case that developed very rapidly after emergency caesarean section. A 20-year-old woman underwent an emergency caesarean section for failure to progress in the first stage of labour and a healthy male infant was delivered without incident. However, soon afterwards the patient developed significant abdominal distension and pain. Ogilvie's syndrome was diagnosed following an abdominal x-ray which revealed a gross large bowel obstruction without mechanical cause. To prevent caecal rupture, the patient underwent successful emergency colonic decompression.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pseudo-Obstrução do Colo
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Cesárea
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article