Typhoid Intestinal Perforations: Has the Clinical Importance Decreased in Eastern Anatolia for 36 Years?
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.47, no.2, pp.135-137, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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.