Abdominaltuberculosis:Istherearoleforsurgery?
WorldJournalofGastrointestinalSurgery
頁(yè)數(shù): 8 2017-08-27
摘要: Itisimportantthatsurgeonsarefamiliarwiththevariousmanifestationsoftuberculosis(TB).AlthoughTBhasbeendeclininginincidenceinthedevelopedworld,itremainsanimportantprobleminendemicareasofthedevelopingworld.TheaimofthereviewwastoelucidatethenaturalhistoryandcharacteristicsofabdominalTBandascertaintheindicationsforsurgery.TBcanaffecttheintestineaswellastheperitoneumandthemostimportantaspectofabdominalTBistobearinmindthediagnosisandobtainhistologicalevidence.AbdominalTBisgenerallyresponsivetomedicaltreatment,andearlydiagnosisandmanagementcanpreventunnecessarysurgicalintervention.Duetothechallengesofearlydiagnosis,patientsshouldbemanagedincollaborationwithaphysicianfamiliarwithanti-tuberculoustherapy.AninternationalexpertconsensusshoulddetermineanalgorithmforthediagnosisandmultidisciplinarymanagementofabdominalTB. (共8頁(yè))