title: [Tuberculous stenosis of the transverse colon].
abstract: A 14 year old Turkish girl presented with unspecific abdominal symptoms and barium enema showed an almost complete obstruction in the region of the splenic flexure. The picture was that of a neoplasm and a left hemicolectomy was performed. Histological examination revealed ulcerating hypertrophic tuberculosis of the colon. The incidence, pathology and symptomatology of colonic tuberculosis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Stenosierende Tuberkulose des Querkolons.