title: [Intestinal and peritoneal tuberculosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abdominal tuberculosis (tbc) is still a medical problem in developing countries. Since it imitates many abdominal diseases, diagnosis can be easily missed unless the disease is suspected.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of this study to evaluate the value of clinical, physical and laboratory findings and to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic options in 121 patients with intestinal and peritoneal tbc. The diagnosis was made by histopathological examination of biopsy material and isolation of mycobacterium bacillus in cultures or smears of ascites fluid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The diagnosis was confirmed with laparotomy in 102, laparoscopy in 4, colonoscopy in 6, and percutaneous aspiration in 9 patients. There were intestinal tbc in 67 (55.3%) patients and peritoneal tbc in 54 (44.6%). Intestinal involvement was commonly located at ileocecal area. Anti tuberculous chemotherapy was started and avoided from extensive resection in surgical treatment. There were a total of 87 complications in 52 patients (42.9%) at the postoperative period. Wound infection was the most frequent complication. Overall mortality rate was 13.2%. The mortality rate in emergency operation was 20.5% while 3.4% in elective conditions. There were no morbidity and mortality in patients whose diagnosis were made by conservative procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic endoscopic and percutaneous aspiration procedures are useful for diagnosis in the selected cases of intestinal and peritoneal tbc. Laparotomy should be performed only when complication develops or diagnosis is uncertain. Extensive resection should be avoided in surgical treatment of intestinal tbc. Early diagnosis and treatment will decrease the complications that can be develop during the progress of the disease and consequently the mortality rates.
authors.affiliation: Dicle Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dali, Diyarbakir.
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akgün
authors.forename: Gülşen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taçyildiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology