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Ogilvie syndrome
Ogilvie syndrome is the acute pseudoobstruction and dilation of the colon in the absence of any mechanical obstruction in severely ill patients.Neostigmine for the Treatment of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction, by Ponec R.
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