title: Management of cecal perforation secondary to Ogilvie's syndrome by laparoscopic tube cecostomy.
abstract: Acute pseudoobstruction of the colon (Ogilvie's syndrome) rarely leads to perforation of the colon. A case of such a perforation is described that was successfully managed laparoscopically with tube cecostomy.
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schlinkert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000601:surgery*; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male