SynthesisSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: A systematic review of epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Frequency, outcomes, and need for intervention in stricturing gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Pooled it
- Ileal tuberculosis presenting with severe unexplained anemia and unusual pseudo-tumoral imaging features: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- A diagnostic dilemma: abdominal tuberculosis mimicking suspected Crohn's disease or latent tuberculosis activated by biologic therapy.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Manifestations of tuberculosis possibly associated with rituximab in a patient with diagnosed multiple sclerosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Peritoneal and nodal abdominal tuberculosis presenting as intestinal obstruction mimicking malignancy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- A Malignant Masquerade: Ileocecal Tuberculosis Presenting as an Ulceroproliferative Colonic Mass in a Young Woman.Cureus · 2026Article
- An Integrated Review of Conventional and Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities to Reduce the Risk of Surgical Resections in Intestinal Tuberculosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Post-tuberculosis Health: A Holistic Perspective on Multisystem Sequelae and Long-Term Wellbeing.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2026Article
- Escaped surveillance: tuberculosis masked by severe hyponatremia in an immunocompromised patient: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Complexities in pediatric tuberculosis: a case of advanced disease complicated by deep vein thrombosis and enterocutaneous fistula from Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Perianal tuberculosis with active pulmonary tuberculosis - a case report and review of the literature.Infection · 2026Review
- Coexistence of rectal adenocarcinoma and rectal and lymph node tuberculosis: a case report with a limited narrative review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Primary gastric tuberculosis mimicking gastric lymphoma: a case report and multimodality imaging findings.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Massive rectal bleeding from a superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm successfully managed by coil embolization in an HIV-positive patient with disseminated tuberculosis: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Intestinal tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease with ascending colon sinus tract: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Abdominal Tuberculosis Referred for Surgical Management in a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Secondary infections following tuberculosis: epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical implications.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Review
- Gastrocolic fistula in a patient with gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a case report from Nepal, a tuberculosis endemic region.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Hiding in Plain Sight: A Case of Intestinal Tuberculosis Masquerading as Benign Lower GI Bleeding.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2026Article
- A machine learning model and molecular clusters of epigenetic chromatin regulators in tuberculosis based on bioinformatics and clinical samples.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) once considered a disease of the developing world is infrequent in the developing world too. Its worldwide prevalence with a huge impact on the healthcare system both in economic and health terms has prompted the World Health Organization to make it a top priority infectious disease. Tuberculous infection of the pulmonary system is the most common form of this disease, however, extrapulmonary TB is being increasingly recognized and more often seen in immunocompromised situations. Gastrointestinal TB is a leading extrapulmonary TB manifestation that can defy diagnosis. Overlap of symptoms with other gastrointestinal diseases and limited accuracy of diagnostic tests demands more awareness of this disease. Untreated gastrointestinal TB can cause significant morbidity leading to prolonged hospitalization and surgery. Prompt diagnosis with early initiation of therapy can avoid this. This timely review discusses the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, current diagnostic tools and therapy.
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