Date of Presentation

5-4-2023 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Large bowel obstructions are an abdominal emergency with morbidity and mortality dependent on early diagnosis . This case is of a 58-year-old male who presented with large bowel obstruction due to constipation. Differential diagnosis of large bowel obstruction ranges from benign to emergent should include conditions such as Ogilvie’s syndrome, paralytic ileus, small bowel obstruction to toxic megacolon. This male with only a risk factor of opioid use after spinal surgery. Attempts at medical management were made but the patient ultimately needed definitive management through exploratory laparostomy.

Keywords

Abdominal Pain, Constipation, Bowel Obstruction, Fecal Impaction, Intestinal Obstruction

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Digestive System Diseases | Emergency Medicine | Gastroenterology | Medicine and Health Sciences

Document Type

Poster

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May 4th, 12:00 AM

Case Report: Proximal Large Bowel Obstruction Due to Constipation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy and Ileostomy

Large bowel obstructions are an abdominal emergency with morbidity and mortality dependent on early diagnosis . This case is of a 58-year-old male who presented with large bowel obstruction due to constipation. Differential diagnosis of large bowel obstruction ranges from benign to emergent should include conditions such as Ogilvie’s syndrome, paralytic ileus, small bowel obstruction to toxic megacolon. This male with only a risk factor of opioid use after spinal surgery. Attempts at medical management were made but the patient ultimately needed definitive management through exploratory laparostomy.

 

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