Pelvic Tuberculosis Mimicking Peritonitis Carcinomatosis and Diagnosed by Laparoscopy

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-313

  Balci, Osman ^a   Karatayli, Rengin ^a   Capar, Metin ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ASCITES; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CYST; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PELVIS; PERITONEUM TUMOR; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS;

EID: 73449132276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60313-2     Document Type: Letter

References (17)

1. Mahdavi A., Malviya V.K., and Herschman B.R. Peritoneal tuberculosis disguised as ovarian cancer: an emerging clinical challenge. Gynecol Oncol 84 (2002) 167-170
2. Marcus S.F., Rizk B., Fountain S., and Brinsden P. Tuberculous infertility and in vitro fertilization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 171 (1994) 1593-1596
3. Lantheaume S., Soler S., Issartel B., Isch J.F., Lacassin F., Rougier Y., and Tabaste J.L. Peritoneal tuberculosis simulating advanced ovarian carcinoma: a case report. Gynecol Obstet Fertil 31 (2003) 624-626 [In French]
4. Tinelli A., Malvasi A., Vergara D., Martignago R., Nicolardi G., Tinelli R., and Pellegrino M. Abdominopelvic tuberculosis in gynaecology: laparoscopical and new laboratory findings. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 48 (2008) 90-95
5. Sharma J.B., Roy K.K., Pushparaj M., Kumar S., Malhotra N., and Mittal S. Laparoscopic findings in female genital tuberculosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 278 (2008) 359-364
6. Tripathy S.N., and Tripathy S.N. Gynaecological tuberculosis-an update. Indian J Tuberc 45 (1998) 193-197
7. Varma T.R. Genital tuberculosis and subsequent fertility. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 35 (1991) 1-11
8. Schaefer G. Female genital tuberculosis. Clin Obstet Gynecol 19 (1976) 223-239
9. Bazaz-Malik G., Maheshwari B., and Lal N. Tuberculous endometritis: a clinicopathological study of 1000 cases. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 90 (1983) 84-86
10. Tripathy S.N., and Tripathy S.N. Laparoscopic observation of pelvic organs in pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 32 (1990) 129-131
11. Angus B.J., Yates M., Conlon C., and Byren I. Cutaneous tuberculosis of the penis and sexual transmission of tuberculosis confirmed by molecular typing. Clin Infect Dis 33 (2001) 132-134
12. Tripathy S.N., and Tripathy S.N. Infertility and pregnancy outcome in female genital tuberculosis. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 76 (2002) 159-163
13. Atasü T., and Şahmay S. Genital Tüberküloz. In: Hastaliklari K. (Ed). Jinekoloji (2001), Nobel Tip Kitabevi, Istanbul 409-415 [In Turkish]
14. Vardareli E., Kebapci M., Saricam T., Pasaoglu O., and Açikalin M. Tuberculous peritonitis of the wet ascitic type: clinical features and diagnostic value of image-guided peritoneal biopsy. Dig Liver Dis 36 (2004) 199-204
15. Sutherland A.M. Surgical treatment of tuberculosis of the female genital tract. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 87 (1980) 610-612
16. Piura B., Rabinovich A., Leron E., Yanai-Inbar I., and Mazor M. Peritoneal tuberculosis-an uncommon disease that may deceive the gynecologist. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 110 (2003) 230-234
17. Barutcu O., Erel H.E., Saygili E., Yildirim T., and Torun D. Abdominopelvic tuberculosis simulating disseminated ovarian carcinoma with elevated CA-125 level: report of two cases. Abdom Imaging 27 (2002) 465-470