Zaffar Iqbal, Gul Shareef, Mian Tauseef-ud Din, Nasir Hassan.
Pattern of Presentation of Abdominal Tuberculosis in Surgical Department.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;13(3):217-20.

Objective: To describe the pattern of abdominal tuberculosis with which patients present in surgical department. Materiel and Methods: This study was conducted in Surgical Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from March 2012 to March 2014 . In this descriptive study a total of 40 patients of abdominal tuberculosis were admitted in Surgical Department through emergency and outpatient department on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. After detail history and clinical examination , all patients were investigated and were prepared for surgery. A detail proforma has been made which contain all information about the patient. All data analyses were performed using the SPSS program (version 11.5). Results: Thirty (75%) patients were admitted through casualty as acute emergency, 7(17.5%) through Out-patient Department and 3(7.5%) referred cases. Mean age was 32.3 years. Male to female ratio was 1.1:1. Common presenting features were pain (100%), vomiting (77.5%), Abdominal distension (60%), Abdominal mass (15%) and 15% had ascites. Other common presenting symptoms included anorexia (87.5%), weight loss (67.5%), pyrexia (45%) and pallor (57.5%). Conclusion: Abdominal tuberculosis is widely prevalent in our society due to poverty and lack of education. It is a disease of young adults affecting male and female almost equally. Its vague and non specific symptoms, lack of diagnostic equipment and delay in early diagnosis and treatment make this curable medical problem, a surgical emergency.

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