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Complications of typhoid fever in digestive surgery: a descriptive study based on 295 cases in a sub Saharan environment

2019-05-20

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Typhoid fever is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Inadequate management often leads to complications, which are mainly surgical. Surgical complications are fraught with heavy mortality. <h4>Objective:</h4> To describe the surgical and digestive complications of typhoid fever in the Surgical Department of Tenkodogo Regional Hospital in Central-Eastern Burkina Faso. <h4>Methods:...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.9680/v1

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