奧格維氏症候群是一種急性的假性大腸阻塞症候群。臨床上的特徵是明顯的大腸擴張但是卻無明顯的腸阻塞。奧格爾維氏症候群症至今仍然難以診斷,臨床上依然具有重要的發病率和死亡率。我們提出一個42歲的男性因為頸椎損傷合併半身癱瘓入院,在接受氣管切開術一天後發生快速持續性的腹脹及嘔吐。腹部電腦斷層掃描檢查排除機械性阻塞。病患在接受鼻胃管和肛管減壓保守的治療後症狀改善。
Ogilvie's syndrome is a syndrome of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO). The character is massive dilation of the colon and without demonstrable intestinal obstruction. Olgivie's syndrome remains difficult to diagnose and is still associate with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a 42-year old man who was admitted because of C- spine injury with paraplegia suffered from sudden onset abdominal fullness after tracheostomy. Plain abdominal X-rays revealed massive dilation of the colon. Abdominal Computed tomography scan excluded mechanical obstruction. Symptoms improved after conservative management with nasogastric tube and anal tube decompression.