
Algorithm of Maloney and Vargas for Managing a Patient with Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome)
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
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Description: | Maloney and Vargas proposed an algorithm for managing a patient with acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome). The authors are from Eastern Virginia Medical School and Tidewater Surgical Specialists in Virginia. |
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