A Case of Bleeding Jejunal Tuberculosis Diagnosed with Intraoperative Endoscopy / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 295-299, 1999.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-38674
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is a multi-organ disease. The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is declining due to improvement in public health, vaccination and the development of anti-tuberculosis medication, but extrapulmonary tuberculosis has become more common, especially in immuno-compromised individuals, AIDS patients and immigrants to western worlds. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis continues to give rise to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The jejunal tuberculosis is uncommon and presents a difficult diagnostic problem. Bleeding jejunal tuberculosis is a very rare source of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. We have recently experienced a case of a jejunal tuberculosis which was proven to be a source of gastrointestinal bleeding by intraoperative endoscopy and was confirmed by surgical exploration. This report summarized our experience and review of literature.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Public Health
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Incidence
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Vaccination
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Western World
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Endoscopy
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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