II. Definitions

  1. Bowel Pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie Syndrome)
    1. Acute Large Bowel dilation with risk of dysmotility (e.g. Diabetes Mellitus, Scleroderma)

IV. Risk Factors

  1. Non-operative Trauma
  2. Infection
  3. Heart disease (esp. CHF, MI)

V. Signs

VI. Diagnosis

  1. Negative evaluation for Mechanical Bowel Obstruction

VII. Resources

VIII. References

  1. Han (2022) Crit Dec Emerg Med 36(12): 4-10

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Ontology: Pseudo-obstruction of gastrointestinal tract (C0333173)

Concepts Pathologic Function (T046)
SnomedCT 27266007, 197056004
Spanish pseudo - obstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal, seudoobstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal, seudobstrucción (anomalía morfológica), pseudo-obstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal (trastorno), seudoobstrucción, pseudo-obstrucción, pseudo-obstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal, pseudo-obstrucción (anomalía morfológica), seudobstrucción, seudoobstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal (trastorno), pseudo - obstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal (trastorno), pseudobstrucción, seudobstrucción del tracto gastrointestinal
English Pseudoobstruction, pseudoobstruction, pseudo obstruction, pseudo-obstruction, Pseudo-obstruction, Pseudo-obstruction (disorder), Pseudo-obstruction (morphologic abnormality), Pseudo-obstruction of gastrointestinal tract, Pseudo-obstruction, NOS

Ontology: Ogilvie Syndrome (C1527395)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D003112
SnomedCT 35065006
English Acute pseudo-obstructn colon, OGILVIE DIS, Ogilvie's syndrome (diagnosis), ogilvie's syndrome, ogilvie syndrome, Ogilvie Syndrome, Ogilvie Disease, Syndrome, Ogilvie, Ogilvie's Syndrome, Ogilvie's syndrome, Acute pseudo-obstruction of colon
Italian Sindrome di Ogilvie
Japanese オギルビー症候群, オギルビーショウコウグン
Czech Ogilvieho syndrom
Portuguese Síndrome de Ogilvie
Spanish Síndrome de Ogilvie, síndrome de Ogilvie
French Syndrome d'Ogilvie
German Ogilvie-Syndrom, Ogilvie-Krankheit
Hungarian Ogilvie syndroma
Norwegian Ogilvies sykdom, Ogilvies syndrom
Dutch Ogilvie-syndroom