title: [Surgical treatment of pseudomembranous colitis. Considerations on a clinical case].
abstract: Pseudomembranous colitis is an uncommon pathology although the number of cases recorded has risen steadily over the past decades. It is closely correlated with antibiotic treatment and above all affects immunodepressed subjects. It is manifested by a wide variety of clinical symptoms, ranging from simple diarrhea to acute abdomen. The latter, although fortunately extremely rare, often requires surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II-Napoli.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Avallone
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Blasio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maione
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capezzuto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sordino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palomba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Trattamento chirurgico della colite pseudomembranosa. Considerazioni su di un caso clinico venuto alla nostra osservazione.