Pancreatic tuberculous abscess diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
Endoscopic ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration is a useful diagnostic aid in evaluation of cystic pancreatic mass. We report our patient with pancreatic tuberculous abscess who presented with pyrexia, and was found to have cystic pancreatic mass on CT scan. Pancreatic tuberculous abscess was diagnosed with the help of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), thereby obviating the necessity for surgery.
Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Shabbir
S
Asim
Lahiri
L
Manjari
Mak Seck-wai
MS
Kenneth
Chang Russell
CR
Alexander
Khor
K
Christopher
Ho
H
Khek-Yu
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents