Isolated colonic tuberculous perforation as a rare cause of peritonitis: report of a case.
We present herein the rare case of a patient who developed peritonitis due to colonic tuberculosis with perforation. The patient was successfully treated by resectional surgery with delayed restoration of bowel continuity and antitubercular therapy.
Gupta
N M
NM
Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Motup
T
T
Joshi
K
K
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications*