Ogilvie syndrome historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Overview
Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction was first reported by Dr. William Heneage Ogilvie in 1948 and the syndrome was named on him after that.
Historical perspective
Historical perspective
- In 1948, Dr. William Heneage Ogilvie was the first to report two cases of intestinal pseudo-obstruction due to a malignancy. After that, the syndrome was named on him as Ogilvie’s syndrome.[1][2]
- Dr. Ogilvie concluded that both cases are due to interrupted nerve supply due to malignant disease in the region of celiac axis and semilunar ganglia.
- Since 1948 and moving forward, many other cases have been reported about intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
References
References
- ↑ OGILVIE H (1948). “Large-intestine colic due to sympathetic deprivation; a new clinical syndrome”. Br Med J. 2 (4579): 671–3. PMC 2091708. PMID 18886657.
- ↑ Ogilvie WH (1987). “William Heneage Ogilvie 1887-1971. Large-intestine colic due to sympathetic deprivation. A new clinical syndrome”. Dis Colon Rectum. 30 (12): 984–7. PMID 3319452.
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