title: [Hepatic tuberculosis: a report of 8 patients].
abstract: 8 patients with hepatic tuberculosis were confirmed by surgical operation and pathological examination of liver. The average age of the patients was 26.5 years. Only one of the 8 patients was suspected of having hepatic tuberculosis before operation. Liver biopsy during the operation was carried out in 3 patients, and lobectomy or partial excision of the liver was performed in 4 patients, and incision and drainage of the liver abscess were performed in 1 patient. All of the patients were cured. The follow-up results showed that hepatic tuberculosis less than or equals to 3 cm in diameter could be cured by regular chemotherapeutics. In this paper, the infectious path, pathological types, differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed, and experience and lessons are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Second Teaching Hospital of Barbin Medical University, Harbin.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents