title: Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of abdominal TB: a review of 92 cases.
abstract: During a period of eight years (1999-2006), 92 cases of abdominal TB were diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Based on our findings, FNAC is a simple, fast, accurate and inexpensive diagnostic procedure for cases of suspected abdominal TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32A, Chandigarh-160047, India.
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Sukant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult