The role and timing of surgery in the treatment of pseudomembranous colitis. A case complicated by toxic megacolon

A Agnifili; P Gola; M Marino; I Ibi; G Carducci; R Verzaro; G De Bernardinis

The role and timing of surgery in the treatment of pseudomembranous colitis. A case complicated by toxic megacolon

Hepatogastroenterology. 1994 Aug;41(4):394-6.

Authors

A Agnifili¹, P Gola, M Marino, I Ibi, G Carducci, R Verzaro, G De Bernardinis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, Italy.

PMID: 7959580

Abstract

The authors describe a particularly serious case of pseudomembranous colitis due to Clostridium difficile that was complicated by toxic megacolon. It was resolved by surgical intervention, and the reasons why subtotal colectomy is preferable to simple ileostomy are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Clostridioides difficile
Colectomy
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / complications*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / surgery*
Humans
Male
Megacolon, Toxic / etiology*
Time Factors