Ogilvie syndrome is?
Ans COgilvie syndromeQ is the acute dilation of the colon in the absence of any mechanical obstruction in severely ill patients. Colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by massive dilatation of the cecum (diameter > 10 cm) and right colon on abdominal X-ray. The condition carries the name of the British surgeon Sir William Ogilvie, who first reported it
Small bowel obstruction
Large bowel obstruction
Colonic pseudo-obstruction
Bowel ischemia
G.I.T.