Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: resurgence of an old pathogen

Thirteen patients with gastrointestinal tuberculosis (GITB) were treated at our hospitals from 1977-1987. Ten of these patients were seen during the last four years. Three patients required operative intervention for management of complications of their disease. This review discusses the presentatio...

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Published in:	The American surgeon Vol. 55; no. 1; p. 16
Main Authors:	McGee, G S, Williams, L F, Potts, J, Barnwell, S, Sawyers, J L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1989
Subjects:	Cecal Diseases - surgery Colonic Diseases - surgery Female Humans Ileal Diseases - surgery Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestinal Perforation - etiology Jejunal Diseases - surgery Male Middle Aged Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - surgery Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
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Summary:	Thirteen patients with gastrointestinal tuberculosis (GITB) were treated at our hospitals from 1977-1987. Ten of these patients were seen during the last four years. Three patients required operative intervention for management of complications of their disease. This review discusses the presentation, diagnosis, and operative management of GITB. The authors feel that the increasing prevalence of GITB noted in their institution is primarily the result of the growing prevalence of mycobacterium tuberculosis pneumonia across the nation. With the recent influx of patients from areas of endemic tuberculosis and the increasing number of immunosuppressed patients, a surge in the number of patients presenting with GITB is likely to occur in the United States. Surgeons must be conversant with the diverse clinical features and operative management of this disease.
ISSN:	0003-1348