Ogilvie Syndrome versus caecal Volvulus in a hospitalized patient with a pelvis fracture

CONCLUSION Cecal volvulus and Ogilvie syndrome display overlapping clinical features at their time of presentation and need to be carefully distinguished. By uncertainty, an exploratory laparotomy should always be performed, in view of the reported high mortality rate of cecal volvulus if surgery is delayed.
Source: Annals of Medicine and Surgery - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research