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- Title
Abdominal Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: A Clinicopathological Study of 65 Cases.
- Authors
Al-Quorain, Abdulaziz A.; Satti, Mohamed B.; Al-Freihi, Husain M.; Al-Gindan, Yousef M.; Al-Awad, Naif
- Abstract
The clinical and pathological features of 65 patients with abdominal tuberculosis obtained during a 7-yr period were analyzed and the diagnostic procedures critically evaluated. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed in 59 patients. In two more patients, the diagnosis was based solely on a positive ascitic fluid culture for tubercle bacilli. The remaining four patients responded dramatically to anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy given on suspected laparoscopic findings in cases in which no biopsy was taken. Laparoscopy was found to be safer and superior to laparatomy and is recommended as an initial investigation in the diagnostic work-up of patients in whom tuberculous peritonitis is suspected. Furthermore, the finding of granulomatous inflammation in peritoneal biopsy is a justification for immediate therapy in such patients. This is particularly valid in endemic areas if one considers the risks of delaying treatment of these patients.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL diseases; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; TUBERCULOSIS patients; ANTITUBERCULAR agents; LAPAROSCOPY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1993, Vol 88, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Article