Abdominal Tuberculosis
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ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS: A REPORT OF 32 CASES
Abdominal tuberculosis is still a prevalent problem of underdeveloped countries. Although its incidence has been reduced in developed countries, it is still seen in immigrants and immunodeficient patients frequently. In Iran, even though it's incidence has been reduced, we are still confronted with undesired mortality and morbidity. In this article we have evolved new management strategies ...
full textAbdominal Tuberculosis.
Abdomen is involved in 11% of patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis; The most common site of involvement is the ileocaecal region, other locations of involvement, in order of descending frequency, are the ascending colon, jejunum, appendix, duodenum, stomach, oesophagus, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Apart from the basic work up, Investigations like CT scan, EUS, Capsule endoscopy, Balloon en...
full textAbdominal tuberculosis.
uberculosis (TB) can involve the entire gastrointestinal tract (GI) ncluding the peritoneum and the pancreatobiliary system. The incidence nd severity depends on the prevalence of TB and infection with human mmunodeficiency syndrome (HIV). Abdominal TB is seen more comonly between 25 and 45 years of age. The modes of infection of the GI nclude hematogenous spread from a primary lung focus that ...
full text[Abdominal tuberculosis].
The authors studied the symptoms, signs and diagnostic procedures in 9 cases of abdominal tuberculosis, six in women, three in men, 17 to 84 and average of 43 years old, who were treated in the Social Security Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital Complex in Panama City. In 8 cases the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy with laparotomy, in 5 with laparoscopy in 1 case because by concomitant lung tubercu...
full textAbdominal Tuberculosis: CT
The computed tomography (CT) scans of 27 patients with abdominal tuberculosis were reviewed retrospectively to determine the range of abdominal involvement. Most patientshad been at increased risk because of intravenous drug abuse, alcoholism, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), cirrhosis, or steroid therapy. The etiologic agent was Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 23 patients and M. avium-...
full textAbdominal Tuberculosis -a Review
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that has plagued mankind since Neolithic times (8000 BC) 1. It was recognized as a contagious disease by the time of Hippocrates (400 BC), when it was termed as ‘phthisis’ (Greek Phthinien, meaning to waste away)2 Abdominal TB which may involved the gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, lymph nodes or solid viscera, constitutes up to 12% of extra pulmonary TB...
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volume 4 issue 3
pages 4- 53
publication date 1994-10
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