Endoscopy · 1984 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologySurgeryGastroenterologyGeneral SurgeryInterventional RadiologyAbdominal SurgeryColorectal SurgeryGastrointestinal EndoscopyGastrointestinal ObstructionGastrointestinal SurgeryIntestinal ObstructionBowel Obstruction ManagementColonic DecompressionColonic Obstruction ManagementColonographyGastrointestinal Tract ObstructionIntestinal Obstruction SurgeryIntestinal Pseudo-obstruction TreatmentLarge Colon Obstruction
A case of acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon is presented. Treatment consisted of placing a Bilbao-Dotter hypotonic duodenography tube in the transverse colon, threaded over an angiographic guidewire placed endoscopically. A discussion of acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon is given.