Colonoscopic findings and management of patients with outbreak typhoid fever presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Volume: 32, Issue: 5, Pages: 335 - 340
Published: May 24, 2013
Abstract
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) along with intestinal perforation is a well-known complication of typhoid fever. Reports of colonoscopic appearance and intervention of typhoid perforation involve only few cases. This series reports the colonoscopic findings and the role of colonoscopic hemostatic interventions in controlling the bleeding ileocolonic lesions. During the typhoid fever outbreak in Sulaymaniyah City in Iraqi Kurdistan Region,...
Paper Details
Title
Colonoscopic findings and management of patients with outbreak typhoid fever presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Published Date
May 24, 2013
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
335 - 340
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