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Papel de la cirugía en el tratamiento de la colitis pseudomembranosa

Author(s) -

Luis TallónAguilar,

Pablo de la Herranz-Guerrero,

José Antonio López-Ruiz,

Laura Sánchez-Moreno,

José López-Pérez,

Javier Padillo-Ruíz

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

cirugía y cirujanos

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139

H-Index - 16

eISSN - 2444-054X

pISSN - 0009-7411

DOI - 10.1016/j.circir.2016.03.012

Subject(s) - medicine , pseudomembranous colitis , fulminant , clostridium difficile , incidence (geometry) , colitis , disease , ulcerative colitis , clostridium difficile colitis , antibiotics , medical treatment , intensive care medicine , surgery , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Pseudomembranous colitis, caused by Clostridium difficile, has seen an increased incidence in recent years, driven mainly by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Although initial treatment is medical, the role of emergency surgery has gained ground due to high mortality and the emergence of increasingly virulent strains. In our country the prevalence is still low so that sometimes our experience in handling is limited.

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