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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;200(1):e15-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.10.029. Epub 2010 Apr 20.

Ogilvie transition to colonic perforation

Andreas M Kaiser  1
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Case Reports

Ogilvie transition to colonic perforation

Andreas M Kaiser. Am J Surg. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

A pair of 2 serial abdominal images show Ogilvie syndrome in a patient after cardiac surgery with the subtle but classic x-ray transition from a nonperforated to a perforated colon.

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