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Ogilvie's syndrome following bilateral knee arthroplasty: a case report
Aysun Yilmazlar1, Remzi Işçimen, Omer F Bilgen
1Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. ayyil@uludag.edu.tr
Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica
|June 5, 2012
Abstract:
Ogilvie's syndrome, also known as acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, is an uncommon but severe postoperative complication of total hip and knee arthroplasty. This syndrome should be borne in mind after arthroplasty surgery. We present a case of this serious postoperative complication and aim to identify the risk factors and alert surgeons to the possibility and appropriate management of Ogilvie's syndrome.