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. 1985 Mar;26(3):301–303. doi: 10.1136/gut.26.3.301

Acute fulminating amoebic colitis: survival after total colectomy.

R R Babb, M L Trollope
PMCID: PMC1432616  PMID: 3972278

Abstract

Acute fulminating amoebic colitis is a very uncommon complication of amoebiasis. Most patients die, with or without surgery. We report such a patient who survived after total colectomy. If an excision of diseased colon is done, an exteriorising procedure should be added and primary anastomosis avoided.

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