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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Ogilvie syndrome. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either colonic ischemia, intestinal perforation, or sepsis. Surgical techniques include total colectomy, ileostomy, or Hartmann procedure.

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References

  1. Carcoforo P, Jorizzo EF, Maestroni U, Soliani G, Bergossi L, Pozza E (2005). "A new approach to the cure of the Ogilvie's syndrome". Ann Ital Chir. 76 (1): 65–70. PMID 16035674.
  2. De Giorgio R, Knowles CH (2009). "Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction". Br J Surg. 96 (3): 229–39. doi:10.1002/bjs.6480. PMID 19224517.
  3. De Giorgio R, Knowles CH (2009). "Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction". Br J Surg. 96 (3): 229–39. doi:10.1002/bjs.6480. PMID 19224517.