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...
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Main Authors: | Jeroen Kerstens, Ian Diebels, Charles de Gheldere, Patrick Vanclooster |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5909248 |
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