Open AccessRole of histopathological examination in nontraumatic perforation of colon
Author(s) -
Komal Singla,
Garima Mahajan,
Sunil Agarwal,
Sonal Sharma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.2012.68
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , etiology , gangrene , peritonitis , surgery , volvulus , gastroenterology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Nontraumatic perforation of colon is an uncommon cause of peritonitis requiring early surgical intervention. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence patterns of the different etiologies of nontraumatic perforation of colon.