title: [Tuberculosis of the transverse colon. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: The authors report two cases of primitive tuberculosis of the transverse colon. Its rare occurrence and the importance of endoscopy are pointed out. A therapeutic test is often justified. Surgery is needed in case of acute complications or stenosis, and when a malignant lesion cannot be ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastroentérologie B, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellabah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alaoui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherkaoui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: La tuberculose du côlon transverse. A propos de deux observations.