title: [Multiple intestinal perforations due to tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: The incidence of tuberculosis in Italy steadily decreased until two decades ago, but the infection is now frequently diagnosed in common clinical practice. The Authors describe a rare acute abdominal presentation of the disease featuring a double intestinal perforation in a subject affected by pulmonary, renal and gastrointestinal miliary tuberculosis. A review of the literature is also presented. Intestinal resection is the treatment of choice in such cases, even if it leads to frequent, major complications, but the authors stress that there may be a possibility for a less radical form of management of these patients.
authors.affiliation: S.C. di Chirurgia Generale e Oncologíca, Dipartimento di Sdenze Chirurgiche, Radiologiche, Odontostomatologiche, Università degli Studi di Perugia.
authors.forename: Fablo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rondelli
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finocchi
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Covarelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boselli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cristofani
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noya
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D007082:Ileum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents