Clostridium difficile toxic megacolon following splenectomy.
A case of toxic megacolon following splenectomy for lymphoma is presented. The aetiology of Clostridial difficile infection is reviewed and the hazards of perioperative prohylactic antibiotics are discussed.
Edwards
D P
DP
St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey.
Saleemi
M A
MA
Grundy
C
C
Chisholm
E M
EM
D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013156:Splenectomy