An unusual development

A 28-year-old man with sickle cell disease was admitted with chief complaints of jaundice, abdominal distension, constipation, and back and hip pain characteristic of prior sickle cell flares. This patient had acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, which is also known as Ogilvie's syndrome.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 2005-06, Vol.118 (6), p.609-611
Hauptverfasser:	Hsiao, Edward, Charles, Raquel, Magid, Catherine, Nivatpumin, Philip
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Case studies Colon Colon - diagnostic imaging Colon - pathology Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - diagnosis Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - epidemiology Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - physiopathology Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction - therapy Comorbidity Dilatation, Pathologic Disease General aspects Humans Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Neostigmine - therapeutic use Radiography Sickle cell disease
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Zusammenfassung:	A 28-year-old man with sickle cell disease was admitted with chief complaints of jaundice, abdominal distension, constipation, and back and hip pain characteristic of prior sickle cell flares. This patient had acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, which is also known as Ogilvie's syndrome.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.03.023