Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3098-3100
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3098
Tuberculous lymphadenitis as a cause of obstructive jaundice: A case report and literature review
Radoje Colovic, Nikica Grubor, Rada Jesic, Marjan Micev, Tanja Jovanovic, Natasa Colovic, Henry Dushan Atkinson
Radoje Colovic, Nikica Grubor, Rada Jesic, Marjan Micev, Natasa Colovic, Institute for Digestive Diseases, First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Tanja Jovanovic, Institute of Microbiology, Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
Henry Dushan Atkinson, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Colovic R, Grubor N, Jesic R and Colovic N undertook the surgery and clinical care of the patient; Jovanovic T made PCR analysis; Micev M performed histopathological analysis; Colovic R, Atkinson HD, Grubor N and Colovic N wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Nikica Grubor, MD, Institute for Digestive Diseases, First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Koste Todorovica 6, Belgrade 11000, Serbia. ngrubor@eunet.yu
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Received: January 3, 2008
Revised: March 24, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
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