Typhoid intestinal perforations: Twenty-six year experience

Atamanalp S. S., Aydinli B., Ozturk G., Oren D., Basoglu M., Yildirgan M. İ.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.31, sa.9, ss.1883-1888, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00268-007-9141-0
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1883-1888
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Typhoid fever (TF) is a severe febrile illness caused by Salmonella typhi. One of the most lethal complications of TF is ileal perforation (TIP). Although the mortality of associated with TIP has decreased slightly over the past decade, it is still high.