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[Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction after caesarean section; Ogilvie's syndrome]. 2019

Mytra Zareian, and Boudewijn R Toorenvliet, and Jeroen Kaijser

Ikazia Ziekenhuis, afd. Gynaecologie en Verloskunde, Rotterdam.

Acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon - also known as Ogilvie's syndrome - is a rare clinical presentation in obstetrics. The syndrome is seen more often following caesarean section than vaginal delivery. We present a 38-year-old primigravida who developed Ogilvie's syndrome following secondary caesarean section. Despite conservative management, due to a caecal dilation of over 12 centimetres and impending perforation of the caecum, a hemicolectomy was necessary. Ogilvie's syndrome is potentially life-threatening, certainly if perforation of the bowel occurs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent severe morbidity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D002585	Cesarean Section	Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY.	Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D003082	Colectomy	Surgical resection of a portion of or the entire colon.	Hemicolectomy,Large Bowel Resection,Colectomies,Hemicolectomies,Large Bowel Resections,Resection, Large Bowel,Resections, Large Bowel
D003112	Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction	Functional obstruction of the COLON leading to MEGACOLON in the absence of obvious COLONIC DISEASES or mechanical obstruction. When this condition is acquired, acute, and coexisting with another medical condition (trauma, surgery, serious injuries or illness, or medication), it is called Ogilvie's syndrome.	Ogilvie Syndrome,Ogilvie Disease,Ogilvie's Syndrome,Pseudo-Obstruction, Colonic,Pseudoobstruction, Colonic,Colonic Pseudo Obstruction,Colonic Pseudoobstruction,Syndrome, Ogilvie
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes