title: [Emergency surgical treatment of acute perforation of the colon].
abstract: Thirty cases of perforated colon observed in the past 10 years in the General Surgery Division of Novara are reported. The therapeutic approach and results obtained are reviewed. Postoperative complications and mortality with the various types of intervention are assessed in the light of personal experience and reported data.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Maggiore, Novara.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Di Mattia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arceci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brunero
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Il trattamento chirurgico in urgenza delle perforazioni acute del colon.