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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
Intestinal obstruction secondary to primary ileocecal tuberculosis: A case report
Muayad A Merza1, Falah K Jabrial1, Nawfal R Hussein1
1Azadi Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Abstract:
A 22-year-old Iraqi male presented with a case of intestinal obstruction secondary to primary ileocecal tuberculosis (TB). The presumptive diagnosis of either Crohn's disease or neoplasm was expected. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed an inflammatory mass of TB origin; a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was treated with standard anti-TB drugs for 6months. Following the treatment, the systemic symptoms disappeared and the laboratory investigations returned to normal. Follow-up period showed no recurrence of the disease.
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