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Clostridium Septicum Sepsis and Colorectal Cancer - A Reminder

Presented by:	World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Nazzia N Mirza, Jonathon M McCloud and Mark J Cheetham
Summary points:	The authors report their experience of clostridium septicum infection in the presence of tumour perforation in a series of 2 patients admitted to the emergency department. One patient was found to have a perforated caecal tumour intraoperatively and the other had a perforated rectal tumour. The clinical outcome and management of each case are reported, and underlying reasons for variations in outcome are discussed.
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