[Rectal catheter decompression in colonic pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie syndrome). Report of a case and review of the literature].

The Ogilvie's Syndrome is a major surgical complication. It is defined as a severe dilatation of the colon, the cecum, ascendant and transverse, without the presence air at the distal colon following abdominal surgery. The causes are unknown. We described a clinical case of patient delivered by C-S who developed this syndrome and a review of the literature. We emphasized on the importance of the early diagnosis by the use of the traditional abdomen X-Rays and we described a relatively new approach for this patients through the decompression by colonoscopy using a Levin's catheter successfully. This is an alternative minimum-invasive treatment which could be of a great benefit for the patients with this disease.