title: Childhood abdominal tuberculosis. The role of echo-guided fine-needle aspiration in its management.
abstract: Two children presented with abdominal tuberculosis. Because of the nonspecific clinical features, the diagnosis required a high index of clinical suspicion. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasonographic guidance allowed an early definitive diagnosis and bacteriological confirmation to guide chemotherapy. Both patients responded well to antituberculous chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000473:pathology*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography