Typhoid Intestinal Perforations: Has the Clinical Importance Decreased in Eastern Anatolia for 36 Years?

ATAMANALP S. S., Ozogul B., Kisaoglu A., Arslan S., KORKUT E., KARADENİZ E.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.2, ss.135-137, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2015.136
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.135-137
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Typhoid fever (TF) is an important health problem in developing countries, and typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) is a serious complication of TF. The present report aims to determine the clinical importance of TIPs for the last 36 years in our region, eastern Anatolia.