Ogilvie syndrome x ray
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Overview
On abdominal x-ray, Ogilvie syndrome is associtated with dilated bowel with air-filled colon and normal haustral markings.
X Ray
X Ray
- Abdominal x-ray is important in diagnosis of bowel obstruction generally.
- The x-ray findings in the cases of colonic pseudoobstruction is identical to the findings in mechanical obstruction. The x-ray findings include the following:[1]
- Dilated bowel with air-filled colon with no mechanical cause.
- Normal haustral markings.
References
References
- ↑ Schermer CR, Hanosh JJ, Davis M, Pitcher DE (1999). “Ogilvie’s syndrome in the surgical patient: a new therapeutic modality”. J Gastrointest Surg. 3 (2): 173–7. PMID 10457342.
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