title: Primary duodenal tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy.
abstract: Tuberculosis involves the duodenum very rarely and is usually secondary to lymph node involvement. Endoscopic biopsy usually shows nonspecific changes necessitating laparotomy for confirmation of diagnosis and relief of obstruction. We report a case of duodenal tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy and treated successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Sriram
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology