Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

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Alternative Names

Primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Acute colonic ileus; Colonic pseudo-obstruction; Idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Ogilvie's syndrome; Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction


Symptoms
  • Abdominal pain
  • Constipation
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Swollen abdomen (abdominal distention)
  • Weight loss

Signs and tests

Signs include:

  • Nutritional deficiency

Tests include:

  • Abdominal manometry
  • Abdominal x-ray
  • Barium swallow , barium small bowel follow-through, or barium enema
  • Colonoscopy
  • Esophageal manometry
  • Gastric emptying radionuclide scan
  • Intestinal radionuclide scan

Review Date: 07/07/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)