Gastrointestinal problems in the immunocompromised host. A review for surgeons.

摘要: As the immunocompromised patient population grows, gastrointestinal surgeon is increasingly called upon to make complex diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The should first identify as then categorize probable degree of immunocompromise mild, moderate, or severe. Mildly patients tend present late with minimal symptoms, but disease entities are same ones seen in general population. Moderately severely may also develop usual surgical problems, differential diagnosis expanded include complications state underlying problem which caused immune compromise. includes infections atypical organisms, opportunistic neoplasms, neutropenic enterocolitis, medications, forms biliary tract not Advances oncology, transplantation, treatment AIDS, have extended life expectancy these increased Prompt appropriate operative therapy be lifesaving when develop.