Open AccessIntestinal pseudoobstruction
Author(s) -
Oded Rabau,
Hagit Tulchinsky,
Micha Rabau
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0803103r
Subject(s) - medicine , confusion , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , treatment modality , intensive care medicine , modalities , therapeutic modalities , pediatrics , surgery , psychology , social science , sociology , psychoanalysis
Intestinal pseudoobstruction is an uncommon clinical condition of varied etiologies. Confusion in its characterization and diagnosis often results in delay in diagnosis as well as inappropriate treatment involving repeated surgery. The various aspects and characteristics of intestinal pseudoobstruction are described by representative case reports of three patients treated in our department with a review of the literature. Heightened awareness, understanding of the physiological dynamics and recognition of the spectrum of its clinical presentation and diagnostic modalities should result in more efficacious treatment.