Gastroenterology · Gastroenterology / Pediatric GI disease
Ogilvie syndrome
also: Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
Acute colonic dilation without mechanical obstruction.
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Subspecialty
- Gastroenterology / Pediatric GI disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
Etiology & mechanism
Autonomic imbalance of colonic motility in critically ill patients.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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Same gene(s)
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Shares symptoms with
3 shared
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abdominal distension, constipation, vomiting
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2 shared
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1 shared
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abdominal distension
1 shared
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vomiting
1 shared
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pain
1 shared
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vomiting
1 shared
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pain
1 shared
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vomiting
Shares genes with
None.
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