Primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in a tuberculosis‐endemic region

Primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is an enigmatic entity that may be erroneously diagnosed as abdominal tuberculosis in tuberculosis‐endemic regions. In patients with a history of recurrent intestinal obstruction, a high index of suspicion along with characteristic images of computed tomogr...

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Autores principales: Anand, Utpal, Kumar, Ramesh, Priyadarshi, Rajeev N, Kumar, Bindey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2019
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6684510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31406931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12161
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author Anand, Utpal
Kumar, Ramesh
Priyadarshi, Rajeev N
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description Primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is an enigmatic entity that may be erroneously diagnosed as abdominal tuberculosis in tuberculosis‐endemic regions. In patients with a history of recurrent intestinal obstruction, a high index of suspicion along with characteristic images of computed tomography scan can help in diagnosis. Unless there is strong supportive evidence preoperatively, empirical antituberculosis treatment should be avoided. [Image: see text]
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spelling pubmed-66845102019-08-12 Primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in a tuberculosis‐endemic region Anand, Utpal Kumar, Ramesh Priyadarshi, Rajeev N Kumar, Bindey JGH Open Brief Reports Primary encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is an enigmatic entity that may be erroneously diagnosed as abdominal tuberculosis in tuberculosis‐endemic regions. In patients with a history of recurrent intestinal obstruction, a high index of suspicion along with characteristic images of computed tomography scan can help in diagnosis. Unless there is strong supportive evidence preoperatively, empirical antituberculosis treatment should be avoided. [Image: see text] Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2019-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6684510/ /pubmed/31406931 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12161 Text en © 2019 The Authors. JGH Open: An open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6684510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31406931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12161
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