A Case of Tuberculous Peritonitis Confirmed by Peritoneoscopy.
- Author:
Jin CHOI
1
;
Kyu Youp KIM
;
Woo Gill LEE
;
Choon Suk KEE
;
Min AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peritoneoscopy;
tuberculous peritonitis
- MeSH:
Child;
Enteritis;
Humans;
Laparoscopy*;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Peritonitis, Tuberculous*
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1981;24(7):666-670
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous peritonitis is mainly transmitted via hematogenous spreading of tuberculous bacilli. But sometimes this disease is occured, as the abdominal lymph node infected by the localized tuberculous enteritis was ruptured We pressent the report and the brief review of related literatures, who experienced a case of tuberculous peritonitis confirmed by paracentiesis and peritoneoscopic examination in a 9 years old male patient who was suspected toa malignant tumor because of the recent unexplained abdominal distension.
