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LAPAROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS
Author(s) -
McLaughlin S.,
Jones T.,
Pitcher M.,
Evans P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02108.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal tuberculosis , tuberculosis , laparotomy , laparoscopy , general surgery , surgery , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon condition in Western societies although Europe and America have noted an increase of this condition in immigrants and AIDS patients. This report documents three diagnosed cases of abdominal TB over 12–month period in Melbourne western suburbs teaching hospital which services large migrant population. We also review the literature on this condition. If migrants present with diffuse abdominal symptoms, the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis should always be considered. Laparoscopy should replace diagnostic laparotomy as the definitive diagnostic tool.