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[Necrotizing amoebic colitis: a fatal complication]
L Borregales1, B Ayala, Z Makarem
1Servicio de Cirugía I, Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
G.E.N
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Five cases of necrotizing amoebic colitis are described. The patients were seen at the University Hospital of Caracas during a period of 3 years in the surgical departments. In 3 patients the diagnosis was made preoperatively and antiamoebic treatment was started. Only one patient survived. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis methods and treatment modalities are revised.