Typhoid Intestinal Perforations: Has the Clinical Importance Decreased in Eastern Anatolia for 36 Years?

ATAMANALP S. S., Ozogul B., Kisaoglu A., Arslan S., KORKUT E., KARADENİZ E.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.47, no.2, pp.135-137, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2015.136
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.135-137
  • Keywords: Typhoid fever, intestine, perforation, UNIVERSITY, MORBIDITY, FEVER
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Typhoid fever (TF) is an important health problem in developing countries, and typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) is a serious complication of TF. The present report aims to determine the clinical importance of TIPs for the last 36 years in our region, eastern Anatolia.