Typhoid perforation of the ileum: a therapeutic dilemma
Angorn, I.B.; Pillay, S.P.; Hegarty, M.; Baker, L.W.
South African Medical Journal 49(19): 781-784
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 1138392 Document Number: 93370
Thirty-eight cases of typhoid perforation of the terminal ileum were encountered during a three-year period. Fourteen cases were treated conservatively, with a mortality of 36%. During the same period, the surgical mortality improved from 50% in 1972 to 11% in 1974. It is recommended that typhoid perforation be treated by operation.