Tuberculous peritonitis in children: Report of nine patients and review of the literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 7235-7239

  Dinler, Gönül ^a   Şensoy, Gülnar ^a   Helek, Deniz ^a   Kalayci, Ayhan Gazi ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis; Tuberculous peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PLEURA EFFUSION; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

EID: 63449085313     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7235     Document Type: Review

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