Objectives Updated estimates of the prevalence of complications and case fatality ratio
(CFR) among typhoid fever patients are needed to understand disease burden. Methods …

Background Typhoid fever remains a major health problem in the developing world.
Intestinal perforation is a lethal complication and continues to occur in impoverished areas …

Background Typhoid intestinal perforation is still prevalent in many developing countries.
Despite the advances in the management, the outcome in these patients in resource limited …

Clotting time of lower gastro intestinal bleeding (LGIB) can be reduced by using simple, cost-
effective, and naturally occurring halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). The present study aimed to …

This is a review of recently published literature on surgery in tropical Africa. It presents the
current state of surgical need and surgical practice on the continent. We discuss the …

Typhoid intestinal perforation is a principal cause of morbidity and mortality affecting both
adults and children. This study aims to evaluate the pattern of typhoid intestinal perforation …

Case fatality rate (CFR) for typhoid perforation (TP) has been on gradual but variable
decline world wide. This review highlights the progress in management of TP from 1960 …

Background: Intestinal perforation resulting from complicated typhoid fever still causes high
morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the outcome of its …

Introduction: Typhoid ileal perforation is a very serious complication of typhoid fever and
remains a significant surgical problem in developing countries like Nigeria, where it is …

Background The objective is to compare primary repair vs intestinal resection in cases of
intestinal typhoid perforations. In addition, we hypothesised the usefulness of laparostomy …