title: [Rectal catheter decompression in colonic pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie syndrome). Report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: The Ogilvie's Syndrome is a major surgical complication. It is defined as a severe dilatation of the colon, the cecum, ascendant and transverse, without the presence air at the distal colon following abdominal surgery. The causes are unknown. We described a clinical case of patient delivered by C-S who developed this syndrome and a review of the literature. We emphasized on the importance of the early diagnosis by the use of the traditional abdomen X-Rays and we described a relatively new approach for this patients through the decompression by colonoscopy using a Levin's catheter successfully. This is an alternative minimum-invasive treatment which could be of a great benefit for the patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Ginecoobstetricia, Hospital Central Militar, México, D.F.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pliego Pérez
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Cárdenas Salinas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Ballesteros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum