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Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon
We present the case of a 58-year-old man who underwent urgent blowhole colostomy for toxic megacolon (TM) secondary to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). This infection occurred under antibiotic coverage with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, four days after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy in our hospital...
Autores principales: | Kerstens, Jeroen, Diebels, Ian, de Gheldere, Charles, Vanclooster, Patrick |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5209592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5909248 |
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