title: Treatment of recurrent colonic pseudo-obstruction by endoscopic placement of a fenestrated overtube. Report of a case.
abstract: The case of a 73-year-old man who developed acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome) following chemotherapy for lymphoma is reported. Cecal dilatation resolved after a single colonoscopic decompression. Following his next course of chemotherapy, colonic dilatation again developed. The recurrence was treated successfully by introducing a fenestrated colonoscopic overtube transanally for continuous decompression. The literature concerning acute, colonic pseudo-obstruction is reviewed. The colonoscopic overtube is a convenient and effective treatment for recurrent colonic distention.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Shellito
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence