J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1981 Jul;24(7):666-670.

A Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis Confirmed by Peritoneoscopy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Ahn Min's Pediatric Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Tuberculous peritonitis is mainly transmitted via hematogenous spreading of tuberculous bacilli. But sometimes this disease is occured, as the abdominal lymph node infected by the localized tuberculous enteritis was ruptured We pressent the report and the brief review of related literatures, who experienced a case of tuberculous peritonitis confirmed by paracentiesis and peritoneoscopic examination in a 9 years old male patient who was suspected toa malignant tumor because of the recent unexplained abdominal distension.

Keyword

Peritoneoscopy; tuberculous peritonitis

MeSH Terms

Child
Enteritis
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Lymph Nodes
Male
Peritonitis, Tuberculous*
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