Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction

Known as: Pseudoobstruction, Colonic, Pseudo-Obstruction, Colonic, Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction [Disease/Finding] 
Functional obstruction of the COLON leading to MEGACOLON in the absence of obvious COLONIC DISEASES or mechanical obstruction. When this condition is… (More)
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CHRONIC INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTIONOgilvie Syndrome
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Adynamic ileus and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
Ileus and colonic pseudo-obstruction cause functional obstruction of intestinal transit, without mechanical obstruction, because… (More)
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) is a syndrome of massive dilation of the colon without mechanical obstruction that… (More)
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Review
2005
Review
2005
New solutions to an old problem: acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction remains a serious medical disorder, carrying a mortality rate of 15%. It occurs in the setting… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Update on acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by distention of the colon in the absence of mechanical obstruction. This… (More)
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2000
2000
Neostigmine: safe and effective treatment for acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
BACKGROUND Ogilvie's syndrome, or acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, is a common and relatively dangerous condition. If left… (More)
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2000
2000
Treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction with neostigmine.
BACKGROUND Colonic pseudo-obstruction is a poorly understood syndrome, described by Ogilvie, and characterized by signs of large… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Neostigmine for the treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
BACKGROUND Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction -- that is, massive dilation of the colon without mechanical obstruction -- may… (More)
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Colonoscopy and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
There is no well-defined standard of care for the use of colonoscopy in the treatment of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO… (More)
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1992
1992
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: a pharmacological approach.
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is a functional disorder that closely mimics mechanical large bowel obstruction, and in which… (More)
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1987
1987
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome)
In addition to the presentation of 14 of our own patients, this study analyzes 1027 cases with acute colonic pseudo-obstruction… (More)
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