title: [Abdominal tuberculosis: clinical and therapeutic evaluation].
abstract: In this paper we present our experience concerning abdominal tuberculosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate various methods and to establish therapeutic approach to patients with abdominal tuberculosis. There were six patients (3 males and 3 females), aged between 22 and 67 years old, such as: 2 patients developed peritoneal tuberculosis, 3 patients developed intestinal tuberculosis and one patient developed mesenteric lymph node tuberculosis. We concluded that early diagnosis is often impossible and laboratory report was non-specific. Because surgical treatment in abdominal tuberculosis was made in complicate forms, we concluded that enterostomy "a minima" is the best therapeutic method.
authors.affiliation: Clinica II Chirurgie, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Craiova, Bd. Mareşal Ion Antonescu, nr 60, 1100 Craiova. mesina.cristian@doctor.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meşină
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paşalega
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vâlcea
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vasile
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004766:Enterostomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000601:surgery*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000601:surgery