Open AccessTyphoid ileal perforation in children in Benin city
Author(s) -
OD Osifo,
Scott O. Ogiemwonyi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.62857
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , medicine , population , incidence (geometry) , perforation , referral , socioeconomic status , pediatrics , rural area , surgery , environmental health , family medicine , physics , materials science , pathology , optics , punching , metallurgy
Typhoid ileal perforation is a common complication of typhoid fever, a multi-systemic infection, which is endemic in many developing countries.