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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Published in:Case Rep Surg
Main Authors: Kerstens, Jeroen, Diebels, Ian, de Gheldere, Charles, Vanclooster, Patrick
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5209592/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097034
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5909248
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