ArticleJournal of medical case reports2011
Cecal obstruction due to primary intestinal tuberculosis: a case series.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A systematic review of epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationPooled it
- Pseudo-tumoral left-colonic tuberculosis causing acute large-bowel obstruction: a case report and review of the literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Left-Sided Colonic Tuberculosis Presenting as Colonic Stricture: A Rare Presentation of a Common Disease.ACG case reports journal · 2022Article
- Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Ileocaecal Tuberculosis Presenting with Massive Hematochezia: A Rare Clinical Manifestation.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2021Article
- Caecal Perforation from Primary Intestinal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2017Article
- An audit of secondary peritonitis at a tertiary care university hospital of Sindh, Pakistan.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2012Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionPrimary intestinal tuberculosis is a rare variant of tuberculosis. The preferred treatment is usually pharmaceutical, but surgery may be required for complicated cases. CASE PRESENTATION: We report two cases of primary intestinal tuberculosis where the initial diagnosis was wrong, with colonic cancer suggested in the first case and a Crohn's disease complication in the second. Both of our patients were Caucasians of Greek nationality. In the first case (a 60-year-old man), a right hemicolectomy was performed. In the second case (a 26-year-old man), excision was impossible due to the local conditions and peritoneal implantations. Histopathology revealed an inflammatory mass of tuberculous origin in the first case. In the second, cell culture and polymerase chain reaction tests revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both patients were given anti-tuberculosis therapy and their post-operative follow-up was uneventful.
conclusionsGastrointestinal tuberculosis still appears sporadically and should be considered in the differential diagnosis along with other conditions of the bowel. The use of immunosuppressants and new pharmaceutical agents can change the prevalence of tuberculosis.
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