title: Laparoscopy assisted hemi-colectomy for ileo-caecal tuberculosis.
abstract: Laparoscopy assisted hemicolectomy for ileo-caecal tuberculosis is being evaluated the world over. Several procedures are performed laparoscopically, including the laparoscopic hemicolectomy, for benign and malignant diseases. Abdominal tuberculosis is one of the commonest causes of intestinal obstruction in India. We have evaluated the role of laparoscopic resection of ileocaecal tuberculosis and successfully performed the procedure in five patients. The clinical profiles of patients and operative procedure are discussed in this article with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sunil_chumber@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chumber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samaiya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vashisht
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Karak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate