High Jejunal Perforation Complicating Tuberculous Abdominal Cocoon: A Rare Presentation in Immune-Competent Male Patient

Background Tuberculosis (TB) peritonitis is a rare presentation of TB that is typically insidious, presenting with systemic symptoms and nonspecific abdominal pain. In the majority of the cases, this leads to bowel obstruction and rarely causes abdominal cocoon. The disease process predominantly aff...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2009-07, Vol.13 (7), p.1373-1375
Hauptverfasser: Bani-Hani, M. G., Al-Nowfal, A., Gould, S.
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