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Zeba Munzar1, Tahir Ahmad Munir, Munazza Asad
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Al-Nafees Medical College, Al Maroof International Hospital, Islamabad. zebamunzar@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Ogilvie's syndrome (OS), a massive dilation of the colon in the absence of mechanical obstruction, is a rare postsurgical complication. The high mortality rate (normally 15-31% and upto 45% after caecal perforation) explains the seriousness of this clinical situation. Early diagnosis is made by plain abdominal X-ray and CT abdomen. Conservative treatment is usually effective and surgery should be reserved for complicated cases or refractory to conservative treatment. We report a case of 25 years primigravida who developed OS, 24 hours after cesarean section, which was treated by conservative methods.
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