title: Ileocecal tuberculosis.
abstract: Three cases of ileocecal tuberculosis are presented with a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy. Emphasis is placed upon preoperative suspicion and the indications for resectional surgery in combination with antituberculous drugs in the management of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D013307:Streptomycin