Hypertrophic pyloroduodenal tuberculosis

ABSTRACT

Hypertrophic pyloroduodenal tuberculosis is a rare cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction [GOO] often forgotten in the differential diagnosis of gastric outlet obstruction. Since laboratory and radiological investigations often prove inconclusive in reaching the diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloroduodenal tuberculosis, surgery has a key role in the management of hypertrophic pyloroduodenal tuberculosis. Postoperative anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy [ATT] becomes imperative for complete resolution of hypertrophic pyloroduodenal tuberculosis. This case report describes the condition and management in a young girl