Acute Presentation and Management of Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Ten-year Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan
Acute Presentation and Management of Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Ten-year Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan
A prospective interventional study was conducted in Services Instituton of Medical Sciences
 all patients who underwent emergency laparotomy from 2008-2018 due to abdominal tuberculosis.
 Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Both sexes and age between years and 90 years

 -  Patients presenting with acute abdomen and who underwent exploratory laparotomy

 -  Patients who diagnosis confirmed on biopsy (caseating granulomas)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Peritoneal tuberculosis

 -  Other causes of acute abdomen (Typhoid perforation)

 -  Patients diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis and on conservative management