Title of article :
Abdominal tuberculosis presenting with peritonitis and enteroliths: report of a rare case and literature review
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
Pages :
4
From page :
103
To page :
106
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.
Keywords :
enterolith , stricture , abdominal tuberculosis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year :
2010
Record number :
2417120
Link To Document :
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