Evaluation of Twenty-One Cases of Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Single-Center Experience.

Surgical Infections
Tewodross Getu WoldeJishu Wei

Abstract

Background: Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) remains an issue as it masquerades as many malignant or benign abdominal conditions. Objective: To analyze the clinical and laboratory features of abdominal TB retrospectively and discuss its management. Methods: The data of patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of abdominal TB seen from January 1, 2008, to February 1, 2019 were collected in The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. Nodal, visceral, peritoneal, and mixed TB cases were included while excluding other forms of extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB). Results: A total of 21 patients presented having a median age of 49 years (interquartile range 33-57 years) with 12 females and 9 males. Ten presented with abdominal pain, whereas four had abdominal pain and distention. Weight loss was present in five and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in three. Every patient received contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) with positive results in all the cases. Seven patients received endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology examination (EUS-FNAC) and five had results positive for TB. Pre-operative diagnosis of abdominal TB was possible in seven; however, the majority (n = 14) underwent exploratory laparotomy,...Continue Reading

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