Childhood abdominal tuberculosis. The role of echo-guided fine-needle aspiration in its management.
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.
Liu
K W
KW
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.
Chan
Y L
YL
Tseng
R
R
Oppenheimer
S J
SJ
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000473:pathology*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography