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Review
. 2006 Jan;141(1):97-9.
doi: 10.1001/archsurg.141.1.97.

Ileal perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis: report of 2 cases

Fernando D Hayetian  1 , Thomas E Read, Marc Brozovich, Robert P Garvin, Philip F Caushaj
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Ileal perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis: report of 2 cases

Fernando D Hayetian et al. Arch Surg. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Two cases of small-bowel perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis are described and compared with the 8 cases of C difficile enteritis reported in the medical literature. The cause of small-bowel involvement with C difficile is unknown, but prior antibiotic use, prior colectomy, chronic alterations in small-bowel flora, and other host factors are discussed.

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