Colonic perforation with peritonitis in amoebiasis: a tropical disease with high mortality

• Published in: Tropical gastroenterology Vol. 34; no. 2; p. 83
• Main Authors: Jain, Bhupendra Kumar, Garg, Pankaj Kumar, Kumar, Anjay, Mishra, Kiran, Mohanty, Debajyoti, Agrawal, Vivek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Amebiasis - mortality; Amebiasis - surgery; Colon - parasitology; Female; Humans; Intestinal Perforation - mortality; Intestinal Perforation - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Peritonitis - mortality; Peritonitis - parasitology; Peritonitis - surgery; Retrospective Studies

Invasive colonic amoebiasis presents primarily with dysentery; colonic perforation occurs rarely. Cases of amoebic colonic perforations have been reported sporadically over the past 20 years. A retrospective study was done in the surgical unit of a tertiary care hospital in North India. The case rec...