Question 235 · LEK · Paralytic ileus
Which of the following is called Ogilvie syndrome?
- A. jaundice in the course of pancreatic head cancer.
- B. paralytic ileus in porphyria.
- C. colonic pseudo-obstruction without any mechanical obstruction.
- D. tumor of the porta hepatis that causes jaundice.
- E. none of the above.
Hint
Recall the syndrome of massive colonic dilatation in critically ill or postoperative patients without any blocking lesion.
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