Abdulazeez, Zakariya and Tran, Uyen (2020) Ogilvie’s Syndrome Presented as Angina: A Case Report. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (8). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Ogilvie’s syndrome is a non-mechanical, acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon, causing massive colonic dilation. Medical or surgical conditions can predispose patients to Ogilvie’s syndrome; however, the pathogenesis and clinical findings are still not well understood. Here, we present a case of a 48-year-old male patient who presented to the Emergency Department with intermittent self-resolved left-sided lower chest pain on a background of ischaemic heart disease and positive risk factors for acute coronary syndrome. Troponin testing was negative and an electrocardiogram showed no acute changes. Chest radiography showed a dilated bowel under the left hemidiaphragm and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen-pelvis confirmed the diagnosis of Ogilvie’s syndrome. The patient was treated conservatively with a short period of nil by mouth and intravenous fluids.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chest pain, acute coronary syndrome, Ogilvie’s syndrome, pseudo-obstruction of the colon |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 14:52 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 14:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20960 |
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