Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.

J Belge Radiol

Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Belgium.

Published: June 1992

We present two cases of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, one complicated with perforation. Orthopedic surgery was the pathogenetic factor in both cases. Recovery was successful in both patients after appropriate treatment. The importance of conventional X-ray techniques, and more specially the plain X-ray of the abdomen, is stressed regarding early diagnosis and follow-up.

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