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Published on: February 16, 2020
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: Diagnostic approaches for this uncommon pathology
Lottie Brown1, Michael Colwill2, Andrew Poullis1
1Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
A case report entitled "Primary gastroduodenal tuberculosis presenting as gastric outlet obstruction" recently published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases presented a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction and highlighted the atypical manner in which gastrointestinal tuberculosis (TB) can present. The literature with regards to this rare pathology is limited to case reports and case series with the largest being published using data from between 2003 and 2013. However, since then the diagnostic tools available have significantly changed with more modern and increasingly accurate tests now available. This editorial reviews the current state of the art with regards to diagnosis in gastrointestinal TB.
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