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Table 6 Type of surgical procedures performed (N = 104)

From: Typhoid intestinal perforations at a University teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A surgical experience of 104 cases in a resource-limited setting

Surgical procedure performed

Frequency

Percentage

Simple double layered closure

82

78.8

Bowel resection with anastomosis

10

9.6

Right hemicolectomy + ileo-transverse anastomosis

8

7.7

Exteriorization of perforation with ileostomy

2

1.9

Appendicectomy

2

1.9

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

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