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    Obstruction of large intestine

    Obstruction of large intestine is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    Etiology

    • Mechanical colonic obstruction, eg, malignancy, diverticulitis, volvulus, fecal impaction
    • Toxic megacolon due to inflammatory bowel disease or C. difficile colitis
    • Megacolon due to Chagas’ disease, Hirschsprung’s disease (aganglionic), multiple sclerosis, sacral nerve damage, myxedema (hypothyroidism)
    • Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
    • Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome), associated with:
      • Trauma, burns, or postoperative
      • Respiratory failure
      • Malignancy
      • Myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure (CHF)
      • Pancreatitis
      • Stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage
      • Intestinal ischemia
      • Drugs, eg, opioids, anticholinergics

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    Last updated: December 1, 2014

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Obstruction of Large Intestine." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114488/all/Obstruction_of_large_intestine.
    Zeiger RF. Obstruction of large intestine. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114488/all/Obstruction_of_large_intestine. Accessed April 19, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Obstruction of large intestine. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114488/all/Obstruction_of_large_intestine
    Zeiger RF. Obstruction of Large Intestine [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 19]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114488/all/Obstruction_of_large_intestine.
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