Imaging of abdominal tuberculosis

The concept of "abdominal tuberculosis" in this review refers to peritoneum and its reflections, gastrointestinal tract, abdominal lymphatic system, and solid visceral organs, as they are subject to varying degrees of involvement alone or in combination. Some features, including free or lo...

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Published in:European radiology 2002-02, Vol.12 (2), p.312-323
Main Authors: Akhan, Okan, Pringot, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Pancreatic Diseases - diagnosis
Peritonitis, Tuberculous - diagnosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Hepatic - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Splenic - diagnosis
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Summary:The concept of "abdominal tuberculosis" in this review refers to peritoneum and its reflections, gastrointestinal tract, abdominal lymphatic system, and solid visceral organs, as they are subject to varying degrees of involvement alone or in combination. Some features, including free or loculated ascites with thin-mobile septa, smooth peritoneal thickening and enhancement, misty mesentery with large lymph nodes, smudged omental involvement, and advanced ileocecal changes demonstrated by US, CT, or gastrointestinal series are deemed suggestive radiological findings. The diagnosis still requires a high index of suspicion, once the suggestive features have been demonstrated by imaging modalities.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s003300100994