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A 7878-year-old man is evaluated in the surgical ward on postoperative day 44 following an open reduction and internal fixation of a comminuted intertrochanteric femur fracture. His medical history includes hypertension, diet-controlled type 22 diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease stage II. Over the past 4848 hours, he has developed progressive, severe abdominal distension and nausea without vomiting. He has not passed flatus or had a bowel movement since the surgery. His pain is being managed with a patient-controlled intravenous hydromorphone pump.

Vital signs include a temperature of 37.1∘C37.1^\circ\text{C}, heart rate of 8888/min, blood pressure of 135/85135/85 mmHg, and respiratory rate of 1616/min. On physical examination, the abdomen is massively distended and tympanitic to percussion throughout, with high-pitched, infrequent bowel sounds. There is diffuse mild tenderness but no rebound guarding or rigidity.

An initial portable supine abdominal radiograph demonstrates severe dilation of the entire colon, with the cecum measuring 10.510.5 cm in diameter. A subsequent computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis with water-soluble enteral contrast confirms marked colonic dilation without any transition point, mechanical obstruction, or signs of bowel ischemia, establishing the diagnosis of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome).

Assuming the patient's condition ultimately proves refractory to each successive non-operative therapy without developing signs of peritonitis or perforation, arrange the following therapeutic interventions in the correct algorithmic sequence from first-line to last-resort management.

  1. 1Institute conservative management including bowel rest, nasogastric decompression, opioid cessation, and correction of electrolyte derangements.
  2. 2Administer a slow intravenous bolus of neostigmine while observing continuous electrocardiographic monitoring.
  3. 3Perform therapeutic endoscopic colonic decompression.
  4. 4Place a percutaneous radiologically guided or endoscopic tube cecostomy.
  5. 5Perform an exploratory laparotomy with subtotal colectomy and end ileostomy.

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The correct sequence for managing refractory acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) is: 1) Conservative management, 2) Intravenous neostigmine, 3) Endoscopic colonic decompression, 4) Percutaneous tube cecostomy, and 5) Exploratory laparotomy with subtotal colectomy.
The management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) mandates a strict, stepwise algorithmic approach to minimize patient morbidity. After a CT scan excludes mechanical obstruction, the first step is conservative management for 2424 to 4848 hours. This includes making the patient nil per os (NPO), placing nasogastric and rectal tubes, stopping offending medications like opioids, and aggressively correcting hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. If the patient fails to improve or the cecal diameter initially exceeds 1212 cm, pharmacologic therapy with intravenous neostigmine is indicated, provided there is continuous cardiac monitoring to manage potential severe bradycardia. If neostigmine fails or is contraindicated, therapeutic endoscopic colonic decompression is the next appropriate step. If colonoscopy is unsuccessful or technically unfeasible, minimally invasive percutaneous tube cecostomy is performed. Finally, exploratory laparotomy with subtotal colectomy is reserved as the absolute last resort for refractory cases or immediately if signs of bowel ischemia or perforation arise.

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1
Initiate conservative management.
Reduces bowel distension via NPO status, decompression tubes, and resolving opioid effects.
First-line therapy for stable Ogilvie syndrome without critical cecal dilation.
2
Administer intravenous neostigmine.
Induces pharmacologic colonic decompression via parasympathetic stimulation.
Indicated when conservative measures fail after 2424 to 4848 hours.
3
Perform endoscopic colonic decompression.
Mechanically removes trapped air.
Next step when neostigmine fails or is contraindicated due to cardiovascular risks.
4
Place a percutaneous tube cecostomy.
Provides continuous decompression via a minimally invasive tract.
Appropriate when colonoscopy fails but the patient remains stable without ischemia.
5
Perform an exploratory laparotomy.
Allows for subtotal colectomy or formal surgical cecostomy.
The definitive last resort for refractory cases or when perforation/ischemia occurs.

Anahtar Kavram

The management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) follows a strict step-up algorithm: conservative management → neostigmine → endoscopic decompression → percutaneous cecostomy → surgical resection.
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