ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS AS A RARE CAUSE OF SMALL-BOWEL PERFORATION

Authors
GRAUPE F GERHARZ CD HEITMANN C TALEB N STOCK W
Citation
F. Graupe et al., ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS AS A RARE CAUSE OF SMALL-BOWEL PERFORATION, Chirurg, 66(7), 1995, pp. 724-726
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Chirurg → ACNP
ISSN journal
00094722
Volume
66
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
724 - 726
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-4722(1995)66:7<724:ATAARC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare disease and it can mimic a large variety of gastrointestinal diseases. The most common site of g astrointestinal tuberculosis is the ileocoecal region followed by the ascending colon and jejunum. Complications are an absolute indication for surgical intervention. Perforation is an extremely uncommon compli cation of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.