| Surgical Outcome of Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Colitis Presenting as Toxic Megacolon: Case Report. | |
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PMID: 21859335 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Abstract Background: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in both community-acquired and health-care-associated Clostridium difficile colitis secondary to broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure. Toxic megacolon is a rare complication of pseudomembranous colitis that often necessitates emergency colectomy. Methods: Review of the pertinent English-language literature. Results: We present a case of community-acquired C. difficile colitis that made its initial presentation as fulminant toxic megacolon. Six months after a total colectomy, the patient has no complaints. Conclusion: Prompt total colectomy may improve survival in patients with toxic megacolon. The incidence of C. difficile-related toxic megacolon and post-operative outcomes of total colectomy should be investigated in a larger observational study. |
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Andrea P Mann; Andrew McCague; Fariborz Lalezarzadeh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Surgical infections Volume: 12 ISSN: 1557-8674 ISO Abbreviation: Surg Infect (Larchmt) Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-08-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815642 Medline TA: Surg Infect (Larchmt) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 317-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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1 Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific , Pomona, California. |
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