CT findings of abdominal tuberculosis in 12 patients.
Our purpose was to evaluate the Computed Tomography (CT) findings of the abdominal tuberculosis (TBC) retrospectively which was diagnosed histopatologically. This study included 12 patients. All patients were evaluated by abdominal CT study. Most findings of CT studies were mesenteric calcified or noncalcified lymphadenopathies, ascites, thickened intestinal wall located on the right lower quadrant of abdomen, thickening of peritoneum, mottled soft-tissue densities in omentum and mesenterium. In addition, one of the patients had bilateral calcified adrenal glands and one of them had calcified mass in adrenal gland. If peritoneal thickening, ascites, abdominal lymphadenophaties and thickened intestinal walls are obtained, TBC should be considered in differential diagnosis in developing countries.
Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey. targityilmaz@yahoo.com
Turgut
T
Yilmaz
Ahmet
A
Sever
Serkan
S
Gür
Refik M
RM
Killi
Nevra
N
Elmas
D000293:Adolescent; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging