Tuberculous peritonitis - Do not miss it

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 394-399

  Lisehora, George B ^a   Peters, Christopher C ^a   Lee, Y T Margaret ^a   Barcia, Peter J ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic scan; Granulomatous; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Mycobacterial; Peritonitis; Tuberculous (TB)

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029869799     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054053     Document Type: Article

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