Toxic dilatation in amebic colitis: successful treatment without colectomy.

Abstract:

:A patient with acute amebic dilatation of the colon and multiple intrahepatic abscesses was successfully treated by a combination of medical and surgical therapy. Creation of a loop ileostomy and blow-hole colostomy facilitated complete healing of the colon.

journal_name

Am J Surg

authors

Greenstein AJ,Greenstein RJ,Sachar DB

doi

10.1016/0002-9610(80)90317-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1980-03-01 00:00:00

pages

456-8

issue

3

eissn

0002-9610

issn

1879-1883

pii

0002-9610(80)90317-7

journal_volume

139

pub_type

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