Intestinal Tuberculosis in Surgical Pathology | Chapter 08 | Current Trends in Disease and Health Vol. 1
Background: Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) represents the most common type of abdominal TB. Definitive diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is made on the basis of morphological examination of surgical specimens in majority of cases as clinico-radiological features are non-specific in initial stages of the disease. Aims: To analyze the surgical pathology data on intestinal tuberculosis of the hospital and to document findings of morphological examination. Setting: A descriptive study of intestinal tuberculous lesions encountered in surgical specimens received during a period of three years in the histopathology section of a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: 40 cases of intestinal tuberculosis out of 250 consecutive, surgically excised specimens of small and large bowel were included in this study. One year retrospective and two years prospective data is included in the study. Results: Intestinal obstruction was the most frequent cli...