Surgical treatment of Chagas megacolon. Critical analysis of outcome in operative methods Tratamento cirúrgico do megacólon chagásico análise crítica dos resultados dos métodos operatórios

Surgical treatment of Chagas megacolon. Critical analysis of outcome in operative methods Tratamento cirúrgico do megacólon chagásico análise crítica dos resultados dos métodos operatórios

PURPOSE: Surgical treatment of chagasic megacolon has suffered innumerable transformations over the years. Poor knowledge of the disease physiopathology is one of the reasons. METHODS: From January 1977 to December 2003, 430 patients were submitted to surgical treatment for chagasic megacolon. Of th...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Luiz Santos Garcia, Bruna Meyer R. de Matos, Omar Féres, José Joaquim Ribeiro da Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2008-01-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Subjects:
Megacólon Chagásico
Doença de Chagas
Tratamento Cirúrgico
Chagasic Megacolon
Chagas Disease
Surgical Treatment
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000700015

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