Typhoid perforation of the ileum: A therapeutic dilemma.
Thirty-eight cases of typhoid perforation of the terminal ileum were encountered during a three-year period. Fourteen cases were treated conservatively, with a mortality of 36%. During the same period, the surgical mortality improved from 50% in 1972 to 11% in 1974. It is recommended that typhoid perforation be treated by operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality