Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2015, Vol 2, Num 1 Page(s): 006-009
Ogilvie's syndrome: an uncommon gastrointestinal complication following coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Hamit Serdar Başbuğ, Macit Bitargil, Kanat Özışık

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey

Keywords: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; neostigmine; Ogilvie’s syndrome
Ogilvie’s syndrome or acute colonic pseudo-obstruction is characterized by an acute distention of the large bowel in the absence of any mechanical obstruction usually occurring in critical illness or following an extensive surgery. It is a rare gastrointestinal complication of open heart surgery. Massive distention of the colon may cause perforation in the cecum which causes subsequent fecal peritonitis and associated with a high mortality rate. In this article, we report a case of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction occurring following coronary artery bypass graft surgery and our treatment approach is discussed.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2015.335