Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection after Diverting Loop Ileostomy and Colonic Lavage: An Unreported Complication of the Novel Surgical Therapy

Am Surg. 2017 Aug 1;83(8):e335-338.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections / surgery*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileostomy / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sex Factors
  • Therapeutic Irrigation / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome