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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]

## Overview

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Surgical therapy for typhoid fever is reserved for patients who presents with complications of typhoid fever such as intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding or peritonitis.[1][2]

## Surgical therapy

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Surgical therapy for typhoid fever is reserved for patients who presents with complications of typhoid fever such as intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding, peritonitis or removal of gall bladder in chronc carriers. Several surgical procedures performed for intestinal perforation include:[1]

* Intestinal resection.
* Primary anastomosis or wedge resection.
* Débridement of the ulcer, with primary closure of the perforation.
* Temporary ileostomy or ileocolostomy.

Other surgical procedures:

* Cholecystectomy (chronic carrrier state)[2]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parry CM, Hien TT, Dougan G, White NJ, Farrar JJ (2002). "Typhoid fever". N Engl J Med. 347 (22): 1770–82. doi:10.1056/NEJMra020201. PMID 12456854.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Basnyat B, Baker S (2015). "Typhoid carriage in the gallbladder". Lancet. 386 (9998): 1074. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60029-0. PMID 25892678.

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