Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

It can be chronic or develop suddenly. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction can be chronic, or long lasting. It can also be acute and develop suddenly. It generally results from issues with the muscles ...

This is a retrospective study describing the role of surgical, endoscopic and combined management of intestinal obstruction. This study focused on the role of colonoscopy in suspected large bowel ...