Role of damage control enterostomy in management of children with peritonitis from acute intestinal disease

• Egile Nagusiak: Emmanuel A Ameh (Egilea), Michael A Ayeni (Egilea), Stephen A Kache (Egilea), Philip M Mshelbwala (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Background: Intestinal anastomosis in severely ill children with peritonitis from intestinal perforation, intestinal gangrene or anastomotic dehiscence (acute intestinal disease) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Enterostomy as a damage control measure may be an option to minimize the...