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. 1969 Aug 2;3(5665):273-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5665.273.

Operative treatment of typhoid perforation of the bowel

E Q Archampong

Operative treatment of typhoid perforation of the bowel

E Q Archampong. Br Med J. .

Abstract

One hundred and twenty-one proved cases of typhoid perforation were seen in a three-year period; the incidence of perforation, 17.9%, is the highest recorded. All patients were treated by laparotomy with closure and drainage. The mortality was 29.8%, but 76% when operation was performed after the fifth day of perforation.

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