Abdominal tuberculosis of the gastrointestinal tract: Revisited

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2014; 20(40): 14831-14840
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14831

Table 1 Modes of involvement in abdominal tuberculosis

By ingestion

Infected food or milk - Primary intestinal tuberculosis

Infected sputum - Secondary intestinal tuberculosis

Hematogenous spread from distant tubercular focus

Contagious spread from infected adjacent foci

Through lymphatic channel

Table 2 Classification of abdominal tuberculosis

Tubercular lymphadenopathy

Peritoneal tuberculosis

Acute

Chronic

Wet ascitic type

Fixed fibrotic type

Dry plastic type

Encysted/loculated type

Visceral tuberculosis

Liver, pancreas, spleen etc.

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis

Esophageal tuberculosis

Gastric tuberculosis

Duodenal tuberculosis

Jejunal and ileocecal tuberculosis

Colorectal tuberculosis

Citation: Debi U, Ravisankar V, Prasad KK, Sinha SK, Sharma AK. Abdominal tuberculosis of the gastrointestinal tract: Revisited. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(40): 14831-14840
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i40/14831.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14831