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Treatment of bleeding typhoid ulcer of the terminal ileum and cecum

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Over a 16-year period, 12 patients were operated upon for bleeding typhoid ulcers of the terminal ileum or cecum with a mortality rate of 17%. Bleeding typhoid ulcer occurred in 0.8% of patients hospitalized for typhoid fever. Males predominated and 1/2 of the patients were in the third decade of life. If bleeding is massive or persistent, early surgery is advocated.

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Nous avons opéré en 16 ans 12 malades atteints d'ulceration typhique de l'iléon terminal ou du caecum compliquée d'hémorragie. La mortalité a été de 17%. Cette complication est survenue chez 0.8% des malades hospitalisés pour fièvre typhoïde, surtout chez l'homme; la moitié des malades avaient entre 20 et 30 ans. Si l'hémorragie est massive ou persistante, la chirurgie est indiquée.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Brown Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana-141008 Punjab, India

    F. C. Eggleston M.D., F.A.C.S. (Professor and Head) & B. Santoshi M.S.

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Eggleston, F.C., Santoshi, B. Treatment of bleeding typhoid ulcer of the terminal ileum and cecum. World J. Surg. 5, 295–296 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658320

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