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Abstract
The treatment of perforation of the ileum in 50 cases of typhoid fever is reviewed. Because of the risk of reperforation after surgical closure of a perforation, wedge excision of the ulcer if there is a single area of diseases bowel or segmental resection of the ileum if the ileum is more extensively affected are recommended.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 48740 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(75)91840-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321