title: Typhoid ileal perforations: a retrospective study.
abstract: This report examines the characteristics of 124 patients with typhoid ileal perforation treated over a 17-year period ending in 1986. Three adverse prognostic determinants were identified: prolonged fever/perforation interval, prolonged perforation/operation interval and multiple perforations. Simple closure was performed in 74 patients with a mortality of 31.1%, and trimming of the ulcer with closure in 38 patients with a 7.9% mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sitaram
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fenn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khanduri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*