Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1999 Apr;19(2):295-299.
A Case of Bleeding Jejunal Tuberculosis Diagnosed with Intraoperative Endoscopy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Department of Anatomical Pathology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
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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