A Case of Bleeding Jejunal Tuberculosis Diagnosed with Intraoperative Endoscopy.
- Author:
Jong Han OK
1
;
Kang Hee KIM
;
Dae Young KIM
;
Dong Lyeoul LEE
;
Kyu Hwan LEE
;
Jin Hun JOE
;
Hee Uk PARK
;
Sun Hee YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endoscopic injection therapy;
Endoscopic ethanol injection;
Bleeding pep-tic ulcer
- MeSH:
Emigrants and Immigrants;
Endoscopy*;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Public Health;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary;
Vaccination;
Western World
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1999;19(2):295-299
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis is a multi-organ disease. The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is declining due to improvement in public health, vaccination and the development of anti-tuberculosis medication, but extrapulmonary tuberculosis has become more common, especially in immuno-compromised individuals, AIDS patients and immigrants to western worlds. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis continues to give rise to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The jejunal tuberculosis is uncommon and presents a difficult diagnostic problem. Bleeding jejunal tuberculosis is a very rare source of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. We have recently experienced a case of a jejunal tuberculosis which was proven to be a source of gastrointestinal bleeding by intraoperative endoscopy and was confirmed by surgical exploration. This report summarized our experience and review of literature.
