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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 20;19(1):82.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1457-z.

Ogilvie syndrome in a 8 year old girl after laparoscopic appendectomy

Giulia Gortani  1 , Federica Pederiva  2 , Lydie Ammar  3 , Elisabetta Miorin  4 , Giovanna Tonin  5 , Giulia Dobbiani  5 , Elena Marcuzzi  4 , Egidio Barbi  1   5
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Ogilvie syndrome in a 8 year old girl after laparoscopic appendectomy

Giulia Gortani et al. BMC Pediatr. .

Abstract

Background: Ogilvie's syndrome is described in the adult population, but rarely seen in children.

Case presentation: We present a case of a girl who suffered acute colonic pseudo-obstruction after laparoscopic appendectomy.

Conclusions: Ogilvie's syndrome, although rare in the pediatric population, should be considered as possible diagnosis after a surgical procedure in presence of persisting subocclusive symptoms and radiological signs of massive colonic dilatation without mechanical obstruction.

Keywords: Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction; Case report; Ogilvie’s syndrome.

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The study was approved by the Institutional Research Board (Direzione scientifica of Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” – Trieste, Italy).

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a Anterioposterior abdominal x-ray showing marked dilatation of the colon, without air/fluid levels and free air. b Coronal computed tomography revealed massive dilatation of the large bowel with minimal involvement of the small bowel
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