Ostomy or intestinal anastomosis in cases of peritonitis

Twenty-six patients showing peritonitis due to nontraumatic acute abdomen were submitted to ostomy. Mean age was 51 years (range 25-83), being 13 males and 13 females. Bowel obstruction (BO) was the most frequent cause of peritonitis (11 cases), followed by intestinal perforation (IP) (8 cases), acu...

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Main Authors: Samir Rasslan, Alexandre Margutti Fonoff, Silvia Cristine Soldá, Armando Angelo Casaroli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801995000600004&lng=en&tlng=en