title: [Abdominal TB. Peritonitis due to perforated intestinal TB & upper intestinal fistulas. Surgical treatment].
abstract: Nowadays tuberculosis--TB is most popular chronic infections disease in the world. The mortality is high, 3 million approximately death every year in the world. TB affects predominantly the lungs (pulmonary--90%) and exra-pulmonary) skin; bones; joints; urinary tract-UT; gastro intestinal tract-GIT; abdominal TB. There is an increase in diagnosed cases of pulmonary TB last years in Bulgaria. There are very rare cases of diagnosed abdominal TB described. We present a case operated from us in Multi Pro File Hospital Cherven Bryag. A 54 years old male patient with peritonitis due to perforated intestinal TB and upper intestinal fistulas. The patient was not aware of suffering from pulmonary TB in the past.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Penchev
authors.forename: Al
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karageorgiev
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hristov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iordanov
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*