1 Jan 2005
Case ReportA new approach to the cure of the Ogilvie’s syndrome
P. Carcoforo 1E.F. Jorizzo 1U. Maestroni 1G. Soliani 1L. Bergossi 1E. Pozza 1
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1 General Surgery Department,University of Ferrara
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2005, 76(1), 102101;
Published: 1 Jan 2005
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Abstract
The Authors describe a their own observation of 25 cases of acute colonic pseudo obstruction, better known as “Ogilvie’s Syndrome” with the objective to demonstrate that an early recognition and prompt appropriate therapy, better if conservative, can reduce the morbility and the mortality of the Syndrome. The surgical therapy is reserved only to that cases in which the risk of perforation of the cecum represent an absolute indication to intervention.
Keywords
- cecal perforation
- Ogilvie’s Syndrome
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