RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58095701 T1 Ogilvie Syndrome T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58095701 RD 2024/03/28 AB • Massive colonic distention in the absence of mechanical obstruction• Severe form of ileus• May result from autonomic imbalance• Aerophagia and impairment of colonic motility by drugs are contributing factors• Diagnosis of exclusion-Must rule out mechanical obstruction