Abstract
Abdominal tuberculosis (AT) is a rare cause of intraabdominal infection. Surgical intervention is rarely indicated, other than obtaining a specimen for histopathological diagnosis or for the treatment of complications. The medical records of 14 patients who were operated on after the diagnosis of AT between 1983 and 2000 were reviewed retrospectively. Median age was 7 years (6 months to 10 years). The presenting clinical signs and symptoms were as follows: colicky abdominal pain (9), weight loss (8), abdominal mass (6), vomiting (5), and night fever (5). Two patients were operated at another centre and referred to our department with faecal fistula and severe malnutrition. Twelve patients were operated on, while diagnostic laparoscopy was performed in two. In uncomplicated cases, surgical intervention was limited to sampling of peritoneal tissue, lymph node and ascites. The reasons for surgical intervention were intestinal obstruction (9), abdominal mass and ascites (6), psoas abscess (1) and intussusception (1). Adhesive peritonitis and ileal loops were the cause of abdominal mass. Necrosis of the bowel (2) and perforation (1) were detected in three patients. The diagnosis was confirmed either by histopathological or microbiol...Continue Reading
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