[Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) after nephrectomy for renal carcinoma: persistence after decompressive colonoscopy and spontaneous remission].
A 65-year-old male patient presented acute dilatation in the ascendant colon on the third post-operative day following nephrectomy due to renal adenocarcinoma. No changes in colonic diameter were seen after decompressive colonoscopy and, while the patient was asymptomatic, conservative therapy was instituted and the picture was resolved in just a few days. The case is used to review the issue of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and its relationship to urological operations.
Fariña
L A
LA
Servicio de Urología, Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona.
Iglesias
J M
JM
Villanueva
C
C
Salvador
J
J
Laguna
M P
MP
Villavicencio
H
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
Pseudo obstrucción colónica aguda (síndrome de Ogilvie) tras nefrectomía por carcinoma renal: persistencia después de la colonoscopia descompresiva y resolución espontánea.