The frequency and management of intestinal tuberculosis; a hospital based study

Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Arif, Atta Ullah ^a   Shah, Liaqat Ali ^a   Asadullah, A ^a   Sadiq, Muzafaruddin ^a  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Intestinal Tuberculosis; Resection and primary anastamosis; Stricturoplasty

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PAKISTAN; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM FISTULA; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 78449231263     PISSN: 10135472     EISSN: 18119387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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