Tuberculosis as a Cause Enteroperitoneal Surgical Emergency in the National Hospital Dos de Mayo

Authors

  • Eber Cataño Cauti Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v59i4.4536

Keywords:

Peritoneal tuberculosis, Acute Abdomen

Abstract

OBJECTIVES : To determine the characteristics of the enteroperitoneal TBC ( TBC- E) as a cause of surgical emergency. MATERIAL AND METHODS : Review of medical records of 40 patients operated at the Emergency Hospital Dos de Mayo with the diagnosis of TB -E ( 1990-1996 ) . RESULTS : The most affected age group was 21-30 years ( 45 % ) , predominantly male ( 62.5 %). History of pulmonary tuberculosis was found in 14 ( 35%). The clinical picture is characterized by abdominal pain ( 100 % ), nausea (77.5% ), vomiting (72.5% ) , abdominal distension (62.5 %) and abdominal wall resistance ( 55%). In E175 % compatible radiological pic-tures with pulmonary TB was found. The time of disease prior to surgery was less than a week in 67.5 %. 100% was laparotomized being most affected intestinal segments ileocecal and ileal (38.5% each). The pathology was ( +) in 17 of 30 samples ( 56.7 %). The postoperative hospitalization was less than a week at 55 %. 4 patients died ( 10%). CONCLUSIONS: TBC- E can cause acute surgical abdomen and should be considered in our hospitals emergencies .

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Published

1998-12-31

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Vol. 59 No. 4 (1998)

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Cataño Cauti E. Tuberculosis as a Cause Enteroperitoneal Surgical Emergency in the National Hospital Dos de Mayo. An Fac med [Internet]. 1998 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];59(4):284-91. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4536