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Objective: To determine the clinical profile of patients with abdominal tuberculosis. Patients and Methods:A total of fifty patients of abdominal tuberculosis were explored and included in the study. The cross-sectional survey includes patients had the acute symptoms as pain, vomiting, constipation affecting intestinal obstruction/perforation, fever, lump and abdominal distension. The diagnosis of this was made by the hematological parameters, sputum analysis, x-ray of abdomen and ultrasonography diagnosis was done by operative findings, histopathological biopsy of tissue needing urgent surgical intervention whereas the frequency / percentages (%) and means ±SD computed for study variables. Results:During six-month study period total fifty patients had abdominal tuberculosis were explored and study. The mean ± SD for age (yrs) of population was 48.66±7.83. Regarding gender Male 32 (64%) and Female 18(36%). The cases operated were 33 (66%) and conservatively managed as 17 (34%). The intervention done as resection anastomosis (56%), right hemicolectomy (16%),stricturoplasty (10%), ileostomy (8.0%), adhesiolysis (8.0%) and primary closure (2.0%). Conclusion: Tuberculosis can include any piece of the gastrointestinal tract and is the 6th most successive site of extrapulmonary region.
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