- Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi
- Volume:45 Issue:2
- Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Parkinson’s disease: A Dangerous Misdiagnosis
Ogilvie’s Syndrome Secondary to Parkinson’s disease: A Dangerous Misdiagnosis
Authors : Aydan TOPAL, Fatma Nazlı DURMAZ ÇELİK, Serhat ÖZKAN
Pages : 301-305
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Publication Date : 2023-03-15
Article Type : Other Papers
Abstract :Autonomic dysfunction may develop as part of the process of Parkinson\`s disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PD);. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is also one of the most common manifestations of dysautonomia. Paralytic ileus, which is characterized by severe colonic dilatation without mechanical obstruction, usually develops in PD, called pseudo-obstruction of the colon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ogilvie\`s syndrome);. However, causes of mechanical obstruction should be considered in the differential diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to present a PD patient who was initially thought to have Ogilvie’s syndrome but was found to have mechanical ileus.Keywords : Parkinson, dysautonomia, ileus, Ogilvies syndrome