Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS: REVIEW OF 78 CASES ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS: REVIEW OF 78 CASES   Subject : General Surgery  Document Language : English  Abstract : Seventy-eight patients with abdominal tuberculosis (TB) were admitted to the medical and surgical departments at two major teaching hospitals in Jeddah, diring the period from January 1991 to August 2001. They were young patients with average age of 31 years. They all belonged to low socio-economic class. The majority of patients presented with non-specific symptoms which included fever, weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting and change of bowel habit. There was a predilection for a single organ involvement. The peritoneum being the commonest site (61.50%) followed by the liver (16.60%), mesenteric lymph nodes (10.20%), small bowel (3.80%) and colon (2.60%). The spleen, appendix, pancreas and perineum were involved in 1.3% (one case each). Abnormal chest x-ray suggestive of active or old tuberculosis and positive Mantoux test were present in 41% and 14.60% of the patients respectively. Laparoscopy was helpful in establishing the diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis in 43 patients. Seven patients (8.90%) required various surgical procedures. The outcome of treatment with anti-TB chemotherapy for 6 months was successful. One patient developed post-operative abdominal fistulae and two patients died. The morbidity was 1.3% and the mortality was 2.56%  ISSN : 1110-1121  Journal Name : The Egyptian Journal of Surgery  Volume : 23  Issue Number : 1  Publishing Year : 1425 AH 2004 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Saturday, April 12, 2008  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email عبدالرحمن صبياني Sibiany, AbdulRahman Investigator Doctorate   فيصل المشاط Al-Mashat, Faisal Researcher Doctorate   أحمد كنساره Kensarah, Ahmad Researcher Doctorate   عبدالرحمن مكاوي Meccawy, AbdulRahman Researcher Doctorate   باسم أوان Awan, Basim Researcher Doctorate   نوال بن حشر Bin Hasher, Nawal Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  29305.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page