%0 Journal Article
%T INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
%A KHURRAM NIAZ
%A MUHAMMAD ASHRAF
%J The Professional Medical Journal
%D 2010
%I 
%X To find out the effective diagnostic algorithm (clinical features and investigations) for intestinal tuberculosis. Design:A retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: B.V. Hospital Bahawalpur, June 2007 -2009. Patients and Methods: 100 cases ofdiagnosed abdominal tuberculosis were included in the study. Demographic variables, symptomology, investigations and management detailwere recorded from the hospital record of surgical department of B.V. Hospital Bahawalpur. Results: Out of 100 diagnosed cases of intestinalT.B, 55 patients were male. 62 patients were bellow 30 years. Most Common presentation was obstruction (29 %), peritonitis (18%) Abdominaldistention (20%) and Abdominal Mass (15%), Histopathology (97%) and laparoscopy (82%) were most sensitive. Operative procedure wereright Hemicolectomy (26%), resection Anastomosis (23%), stricturoplasty (13%0, Ileostomy (9%), adhesiolysis (17%). Conservativelymanaged patients on anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT) were (12%). Wound infection and dehiscence (12%) were the common complications.Four patients died. Conclusions: All patients with prolonged history of weight loss, vague health and non specific abdominal symptoms andthose who are under consideration for intestinal tuberculosis should follow the protocol comprising histopathology (laparoscopic/ USG guided /open), complemented by the diagnostic laparoscopy and radiological studies.
%K Abd. KockĄ¯s
%K Eliza
%K PCR
%K 
%K Laproscopy
%U http://www.theprofesional.com/article/OCT-DEC-2010/PROF-1597.pdf