Laparoscopic diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1757-1761

  Al Mulhim, A A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ascites; Diagnosis; Laparoscopy; Peritoneal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGEON; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17744400500     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9317-0     Document Type: Review

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