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11732875

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, the so-called Ogilvie's syndrome, is a rare and life-threatening digestive complication usually observed in critically ill patients. It is characterized by signs of large-bowel obstruction, without a mechanical cause, and has been reported in various settings, including acute leukemias as a complication of neutropenic enterocolitis after intensive chemotherapy. We describe the case of a young woman who, during the neutropenic phase following autologous bone marrow transplantation for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia, developed neutropenic enterocolitis complicated by an acute pseudo-obstruction of descendent colon and sigma. This process was associated with sepsis and resolved with conservative therapy of the underlying condition, using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and intravenous neostigmine. We discuss the management of this rare syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0939-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
614-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Ogilvie's syndrome in acute myeloid leukemia: pharmacological approach with neostigmine.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. mbreccia@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports