Two young Somalians with gastric outlet obstruction as a first manifestation of gastroduodenal tuberculosis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-395

  Woudstra, Martin ^a   Van Tilburg, Antonie J P ^a,b   Tjen, John S L M ^a  

^a SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Duodenal tuberculosis; Gastric outlet obstruction; Gastric tuberculosis; Gastroduodenal tuberculosis; Pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMALIA; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030948025     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199704000-00014     Document Type: Article

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