Duodenal tuberculosis.
Duodenal tuberculosis is an uncommon disease. It may be either extrinsic or intrinsic or both. In the extrinsic type there can either be primary duodenal involvement or compression due to enlarged paraduodenal lymph nodes. The clinical presentation can be dyspeptic or obstructive symptoms. The dyspeptic symptoms include epigastric pain, nausea, and occasional vomiting and obstructive symptoms include bilious vomiting frequently after meals, epigastric pain, and generalized abdominal pain. This report describes a young lady presenting with gastric outlet obstruction symptoms due to tuberculous adhesion involving the proximal duodenum.
Department of General Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences/Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. abhattius@yahoo.com
Amna
A
Bhatti
Mudabbir
M
Hussain
Daleep
D
Kumar
Khursheed A
KA
Samo
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D000995:Antitubercular Agents