PERITONEAL TUBERCULOSIS MIMIKING GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR
- Department of Surgery, Fourth Military Hospital Dakhla, Morocco.
- Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Hospital Dakhla, Morocco.
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Abdominal TB is a common site of extrapulmonary tubercilosis, and peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB) is one of the most common manifestations of abdominal tuberculosis. The diagnosis of PTB can be made based on a combination of clinical, radiological, histological, and laboratory tests. The diagnosis can be easy in the presence of ascites with peritoneal granulations. some forms of PTB can make a differential diagnosis with peritoneal or digestive tract pathologies. some forms of PTB can make a differential diagnosis with peritoneal or digestive tract pathologies. We report a case of primary mesenteric tuberculosis mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The final diagnostic was performed using a combination of invasive and imaging techniques.
[M.S Belhamidi, B. Slioui and A. Bensal (2024); PERITONEAL TUBERCULOSIS MIMIKING GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Jan). 710-712] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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