title: [Gastrointestinal tuberculosis as a rare cause of perforation of the ileum].
abstract: The gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare disease and it can mimic a large variety of gastrointestinal diseases. The most common site of gastrointestinal tuberculosis is the ileocoecal region followed by the ascending colon and jejunum. Complications are an absolute indication for surgical intervention. Perforation is an extremely uncommon complication of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung, Marien-Hospital, Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graupe
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Gerharz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heitmann
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taleb
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die gastrointestinale Tuberkulose als seltene Ursache einer Perforation des Ileums.