Use of a Heald anal stent to treat colonic pseudo‐obstruction ('Ogilvie's syndrome').
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bunni, John
- Source
- ANZ Journal of Surgery. Jan2021, Vol. 91 Issue 1, p215-216. 2p.
- Subject
- *TRAUMA surgery
*SYNDROMES
*ANUS
*DIAGNOSIS
*SPINAL surgery
*COLECTOMY
- Language
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
Use of a Heald anal stent to treat colonic pseudo-obstruction ("Ogilvie's syndrome") Herein, the author suggests a new treatment tool for use in patients suffering from acute colonic pseudo-obstruction. Heald anal stents were pioneered by Professor RJ ("Bill") Heald in Basingstoke to decompress a colorectal anastomosis (Fig. [Extracted from the article]