title: [Acute idiopathic dilatation of the right colon or Ogilvie's syndrome. Apropos of a case encountered after cesarean section].
abstract: The syndrome of acute colectasia of the right colon following a caesarean section is a rare disease observed and described for the first time by Ogilvie in 1948. Many etiopathological hypotheses have been formulated but recent studies demonstrate the role of the neuro-vegetative nervous system, causing the functional obstacle responsible for the idiopathic right colon dilatation. The clinical picture of low obstruction is seldom typical, as in our case; however, the abdominal X-Ray easily confirms the diagnosis, since the caecal distention may exceed 10 cm in diameter. Most of the time, the prognosis is favorable after aspiration via colonoscopy; caecal perforation is always the spontaneous outcome, due to the "vicious cycle" perpetuating the functional obstruction.
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Grenoble.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cornier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jallut
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lahaye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Favier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Malinas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: La dilatation aiguë idiopathique du côlon droit ou syndrome d'Ogilvie. A propos d'un cas rencontré après une césarienne.