2000
CASE REPORT: Colonic Perforation in Unsuspected Amebic Colitis
Abbas M, Mulligan D, Ramzan N, Blair J, Smilack J, Shapiro M, Lidner T, Olden K. CASE REPORT: Colonic Perforation in Unsuspected Amebic Colitis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2000, 45: 1836-1841. PMID: 11052328, DOI: 10.1023/a:1005561607130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseAmebic colitisStool specimensBowel diseaseInstitution of immunosuppressionPrompt diagnostic evaluationE. histolyticaFresh stool specimensSteroid therapyStool studiesColonic perforationDisastrous complicationSurgical specimenAntibiotic treatmentDiagnostic evaluationPrior historyCorrect diagnosisErroneous diagnosisColitisPatientsImproved diagnosisDiagnosisMicroscopic examinationResult of failureDisease
1997
Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis
Harwell C, Newman L, Cacho C, Mulligan D, Schulak J, Friedlander M. Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 1997, 17: 586-594. PMID: 9655159, DOI: 10.1177/089686089701700611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal dialysisAbdominal catastropheVisceral injuryFailure patientsEpisodes of PDNon-renal failure patientsTertiary care referral centerEnteric organismsIschemic bowel diseaseChronic peritoneal dialysisRetrospective chart reviewCause of peritonitisRenal failure patientsViscus perforationHospital courseChart reviewReferral centerRenal failureBacterial peritonitisBowel diseaseOverall incidenceSurgical interventionUniversity HospitalPeritonitisPatients