PMC:2918323 / 480-1291 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/2918323","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"2918323","source_url":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/2918323","text":"INTRODUCTION\nThe common occurrence of depressive disorders has led to the extensive use of antidepressant drugs by various specialists. Most clinicians are aware of the anticholinergic side-effects, such as blurring of vision, dryness of the mouth, constipation and retention of urine. Several studies report that acute abdomen due to the use of antidepressants is rare.1–4 Sood and Kumar reported a case of imipramine-induced colonic pseudo-obstruction as Ogilvie syndrome,1 though originally this name was given to intestinal obstruction with caecal perforation by Mc Mahon.4 Later, Ross et al., and Gupta and Narang reported similar cases with the use of imipramine hydrochloride.23 We report two cases to support the view that intestinal obstruction can be a complication of the use of antidepressant drugs.","divisions":[{"label":"Title","span":{"begin":0,"end":12}}],"tracks":[]}