CHILDHOOD ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS - THE ROLE OF ECHO-GUIDED FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN ITS MANAGEMENT

Authors
LIU KW CHAN YL TSENG R OPPENHEIMER SJ
Citation
Kw. Liu et al., CHILDHOOD ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS - THE ROLE OF ECHO-GUIDED FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN ITS MANAGEMENT, Surgical endoscopy, 8(4), 1994, pp. 326-328
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09302794
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
326 - 328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-2794(1994)8:4<326:CAT-TR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Two children presented with abdominal tuberculosis. Because of the non specific clinical features, the diagnosis required a high index of cli nical suspicion. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasonographic g uidance allowed an early definitive diagnosis and bacteriological conf irmation to guide chemotherapy. Both patients responded well to antitu berculous chemotherapy.