Author/Authors :
Khoshnevis, Jalaluddin Department of Vascular &Trauma Surgery - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran , Tadayon, Niki Department of Vascular &Trauma Surgery - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran , Najaf Beygi, Arash Department of Vascular &Trauma Surgery - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
We are presenting a case of abdominal tuberculosis who had peritonitis and two
large enteroliths were removed from the small intestine during laparotomy. Following
a full course of medical treatment, she developed small bowel obstruction and
treated by laparotomy & enterolysis but showed no evidence of stricture. We had a
diagnostic and management challenge which will be discussed along with a review
of the literature.