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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 11/2011

01-11-2011 | Invited Commentary

Comparison between Laparoscopy and Noninvasive Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis

Author: B. Ramana

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 11/2011

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Excerpt

In spite of the myriad imaging modalities available to the modern surgeon, the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) may defy everything but his clinical imagination and, perhaps, his laparoscopic vision. Herein lies the problem intertwined with the solution: while the naked eye diagnosis of TB is often obvious, it is not infrequently a vexing one. Is it cancer, pancreatitis, lymphoma, or Crohn’s disease? The surgeon may ask himself many questions in different situations. …
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Hong KD, Lee SI, Moon HY (2011) Comparison between laparoscopy and noninvasive tests for the diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis. World J Surg 103:406–410
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Meier T, Eulenbruch HP, Wrighton-Smith P et al (2005) Sensitivity of a new commercial enzyme-linked immuno spot assay (T SPOT-TB) for diagnosis of tuberculosis in clinical practice. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24:529–536PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Comparison between Laparoscopy and Noninvasive Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis
Author
B. Ramana
Publication date
01-11-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 11/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1257-6

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