Emergency subtotal colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis – is a surgical solution considered for all patients?
INTRODUCTION: Clostridium difficile has been an increasing problem in UK hospitals. At the time of this study, there was a high incidence of C. difficile within our trust and a number of patients developed acute fulminant colitis requiring subtotal colectomy. We review a series of colectomies for C....
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The Royal College of Surgeons of England
2010
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| Online Access: | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3024619/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20056063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588410X12518836439164 |
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