Naseer Ahmed Baloch, Ameer A Babar S, Azam Mengal M, Khan Mohammad Babar.
Abdominal Tuberculosis: A review of 68 cases.
J Surg Pak Jan ;7(2):12-4.

To evaluate the varied presentation morbidity and mortality of intestinal tuberculosis the record of 68 patients presenting with symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction or peritonitis, over a period of four years, at Sandeman Provincial Teaching Hospital Quetta was reviewed. All the patients were diagnosed on exploration and with histopathological confirmation. The mean age was 37.8% and male to female ratio was 1:2. The patients who had primary intestinal tuberculosis were 85.2%. The majority (55.8%) had single or multiple strictures involving the distal ileum and ileocaecal region. 32.3% of the cases were found to had mass in the ileocaecal region. Perforation was noticed in 8 (11.7%) cases. All the patients underwent surgical exploration. Mortality was 2.9%. Major postoperative complications occurred in 10.2% of patients. All the patients received anti-tubercular therapy for a period of 12 months. The followup record of 51 patients was available and they were doing well till the last visit.

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