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Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis

Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is an important cause of infertility in developing countries. Various type of TB salpingitis can be endosalpingitis, exosalpingitis, interstitial TB salpingitis, and salpingitis isthmica nodosa. The fallopian tubes are thickened enlarged and tortuous. Unilateral or...

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Autor principal: Sharma, Jai Bhagwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27365923
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.180794
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description Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is an important cause of infertility in developing countries. Various type of TB salpingitis can be endosalpingitis, exosalpingitis, interstitial TB salpingitis, and salpingitis isthmica nodosa. The fallopian tubes are thickened enlarged and tortuous. Unilateral or bilateral hydrosalpinx or pyosalpinx may be formed. A new sign python sign is presented in which fallopian tube looks like a blue python on dye testing in FGTB.
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spelling pubmed-48663832016-07-01 Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis Sharma, Jai Bhagwan J Lab Physicians Case Report Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is an important cause of infertility in developing countries. Various type of TB salpingitis can be endosalpingitis, exosalpingitis, interstitial TB salpingitis, and salpingitis isthmica nodosa. The fallopian tubes are thickened enlarged and tortuous. Unilateral or bilateral hydrosalpinx or pyosalpinx may be formed. A new sign python sign is presented in which fallopian tube looks like a blue python on dye testing in FGTB. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4866383/ /pubmed/27365923 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.180794 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Laboratory Physicians http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis
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title_full Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis
title_fullStr Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis
title_short Sharma's Python Sign: A New Tubal Sign in Female Genital Tuberculosis
title_sort sharma's python sign: a new tubal sign in female genital tuberculosis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27365923
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.180794
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