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3728812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Acute necrotizing amebic colitis is an uncommon but life threatening development with a high mortality rate, even when properly diagnosed and treated. We report six cases of acute necrotizing amebic colitis, none of which were diagnosed preoperatively. At operation, five of the six patients had friable, necrotic, and gangrenous colon. A right hemicolectomy with ileostomy was performed in two patients and a subtotal colectomy with ileostomy was performed in four patients. Five of the six patients died within 4 weeks of operation. The sole survivor was the patient who had received metronidazole preoperatively. Only after histologic examination of the surgical specimen was the diagnosis made in all cases. If the diagnosis can be made preoperatively and antiamebic therapy instituted, surgical resection may decrease the high mortality rate of this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
152
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Necrotizing amebic colitis: a frequently fatal complication.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article