[Hepatic tuberculosis: a report of 8 patients]

8 patients with hepatic tuberculosis were confirmed by surgical operation and pathological examination of liver. The average age of the patients was 26.5 years. Only one of the 8 patients was suspected of having hepatic tuberculosis before operation. Liver biopsy during the operation was carried out in 3 patients, and lobectomy or partial excision of the liver was performed in 4 patients, and incision and drainage of the liver abscess were performed in 1 patient. All of the patients were cured. The follow-up results showed that hepatic tuberculosis less than or equals to 3 cm in diameter could be cured by regular chemotherapeutics. In this paper, the infectious path, pathological types, differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed, and experience and lessons are summarized.