Typhoid intestinal perforation: Analysis of the outcome of surgical treatment in Kano, Nigeria

Typhoid intestinal perforation: Analysis of the outcome of surgical treatment in Kano, Nigeria

Background: Intestinal perforation is a serious complication of typhoid fever with high case fatality rates in developing countries. This study aims to determine the factors associated with an adverse clinical outcome among patients managed for typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) in our hospital. M...

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Main Authors: Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe, Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu, Aminu Mohammad Mohammad, Abubakar Bala Muhammad, Stephen K Obaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
Subjects:
Typhoid fever
intestinal perforation
fecal fistula
mortality
clinical outcome
Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Sheshe

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