Survival after colonic perforation of a patient with a transplanted kidney
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 17 (1) , 103-105
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02587550
Abstract
Adrenal steroid and other immunosuppressive drugs make the diagnosis and treatment of colonic perforations difficult. Prompt recognition and early aggressive resective surgery with staged anastomosis offer the best chance for survival. A case of a patient with a transplanted kidney who survived perforated sigmoid diverticulitis is presented.Keywords
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