Open AccessColonic perforation with peritonitis in amoebiasis: A tropical disease with high mortality
Author(s) -
Bhupendra Kumar Jain
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.2012.102
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , perforation , peritonitis , laparotomy , surgery , amoebiasis , mortality rate , stoma (medicine) , gastroenterology , general surgery , materials science , punching , immunology , metallurgy
Invasive colonic amoebiasis presents primarily with dysentery; colonic perforation occurs rarely. Cases of amoebic colonic perforations have been reported sporadically over the past 20 years.
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