Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome): radiologic diagnosis and medical treatment with neostigmine. Report of 4 cases

A 79-year-old woman who was diagnosed with chronic renal insufficiency owing to hypertensive nephrosclerosis and who had been treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for 3 months was admitted to the ED having had severe abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting for 2 days. According to...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2009-07, Vol.27 (6), p.757.e1-757.e4
Main Authors: Ozkurt, Huseyin, MD, Yilmaz, Fikriye, MD, Bas, Nagihan, MD, Coskun, Halil, MD, Basak, Muzaffer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Aged
Cholinesterase Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Colon
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - drug therapy
Dialysis
Drug therapy
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Female
Humans
Male
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Mortality
Neostigmine - therapeutic use
Pain
Peritoneal dialysis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 79-year-old woman who was diagnosed with chronic renal insufficiency owing to hypertensive nephrosclerosis and who had been treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for 3 months was admitted to the ED having had severe abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting for 2 days. According to the results of the laboratory findings he was hydrated. A 62-year-old man with chronic renal insufficiency and who had been treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for 6 months presented with abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting for 6 days.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2008.10.020