Abstract
Typhoid fever remains a prevalent disease in developing nations as the result of adverse socioeconomic factors. The most frequent complication, and principal cause of mortality, is perforation of the terminal ileum. This report presents our experience with 96 patients surgically treated at Cayetano Heredia University Hospital in Lima, Peru from 1972 to 1986. The clinical characteristics and the diverse surgical procedures utilized in the management of these patients are reviewed.
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La fièvre typhoïde reste une maladie fréquente dans les pays en voie de développement en raison des facteurs économiques et sociaux. La principale complication et cause de mortalité est la perforation de l'iléon terminal. Ce travail rapporte notre expérience chez 96 patients traités chirurgicalement à l'hôpital Universitaire Cayétano Hérédia à Lima, Pérou, pour la période de 1972 à 1986. Les caractéristiques cliniques et les différents procédés chirurgicaux employés pour le traitement de ces patients sont passés en revue.
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La fiebre tifoidea sigue siendo una entidad clínica prevalente en las naciones en desarrollo, como expresión de factores socioeconómicos adversos. La complicación más frecuente, que también representa la mayor causa de mortalidad, es la perforación del ileon terminal. Se presenta nuestra experiencia con 96 pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente en el Hospital de la Universidad Cayetano Heredia de Lima, Peru, en el período 1972–1986. Se hace una revisión de las características clínicas y de los diversos procedimientos operatorios utilizados en el manejo de estos pacientes.
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Santillana, M. Surgical complications of typhoid fever: Enteric perforation. World J. Surg. 15, 170–175 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01659050
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