A Case of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome) in a Nonsurgical Patient with Plasma Cell Leukemia

Akbar Hamid; Jacob Sabu; Omar Elhawary; Isha Puri; Moro Salifu; Man Oh; Mary Mallappallil

doi:10.1155/2022/6431248

A Case of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome) in a Nonsurgical Patient with Plasma Cell Leukemia

Case Rep Nephrol. 2022 Nov 23:2022:6431248. doi: 10.1155/2022/6431248. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Akbar Hamid^{1

2}, Jacob Sabu^{1

2}, Omar Elhawary^{1

2}, Isha Puri^{1

2}, Moro Salifu^{1

2}, Man Oh¹, Mary Mallappallil^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Abstract

Ogilvie's syndrome, also known as acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), is a rare, nonobstructive dilation of the colon of unclear etiology. We present the case of a patient who presented with Ogilvie's syndrome and significant hypokalemia due to colonic loss despite repletion. This case report demonstrates the difficulty in diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.

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Case Reports