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. 2024 Feb;309(2):721-722.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-023-07052-2. Epub 2023 May 8.

Ogilvie syndrome after cesarean section

V Rothfuss  1 , C Reisenauer  1 , C Bachmann  2
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Ogilvie syndrome after cesarean section

V Rothfuss et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Feb.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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a Abdominal X-ray. Extremely distended abdomen with signs of massive dilatation of the colon. b CT massive dilatation of colon especially caecum up to 11 cm (marked with a green arrow)
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