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Robert E. Condon, MD, MS
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee

JAMA. 1985;254(13):1721.

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To the Editor.—

The report in your LETTERS section by Chen et al¹ in the Feb 1 issue is of interest, but the observation is neither new nor unique. The fact that intestinal ischemia produces a clinical picture mimicking adynamic (paralytic) ileus has been known to surgeons for years. In the first edition of the Manual of Surgical Therapeutics,² we described the features of intestinal ischemia and mesenteric infarction presenting clinically as paralytic ileus. We termed this clinical situation "vascular ileus," but I believe neither the appellation nor the description originated with us. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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