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Drug-induced colonic pseudo-obstruction. Report of a case
1Department of Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|April 1, 1991
Abstract:
Colonic pseudo-obstruction may have many possible causes. Some of these are well described and pose no diagnostic problems. Drug-related colonic pseudo-obstruction remains underreported, but is of importance in modern society where drugs are endemically abused. This case highlights the importance of drugs in altering colonic motility and emphasizes the nonsurgical management of this condition.