Abdominal tuberculosis presenting with peritonitis and enteroliths: report of a rare case and literature review
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AbsractWe are presenting a case of abdominal tuberculosis who had peritonitis and twolarge enteroliths were removed from the small intestine during laparotomy. Followinga full course of medical treatment, she developed small bowel obstruction andtreated by laparotomy & enterolysis but showed no evidence of stricture. We had adiagnostic and management challenge which will be discussed along with a reviewof the literature.
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volume 24 issue 2
pages 103- 106
publication date 2010-08
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