title: [Surgical treatment of secondary chronic colonic pseudo-obstruction].
abstract: A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of constipation and marked abdominal distension. She had become to be bedridden after cerebral infarction 10 years previously, and was tabescent due to vomiting. A left hemicolectomy and colostomy were performed because conservative therapy seemed to be ineffective. The postoperative course was good and her nutritional status improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Takagi Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawazoye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashijima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008531:Megacolon