Multiple, Pan-Enteric Perforation Secondary to Intestinal Tuberculosis.
Case Rep Surg
; 2015: 318678, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Free perforation is one of the most feared complications of the intestinal tuberculosis. The terminal ileum is the most common site of perforation, while the majority of (90%) perforations are solitary. Herein, we describe a case of a 25-year-old male who presented with generalized peritonitis requiring an emergency exploratory laparotomy, which revealed pan-enteric perforation characterized by multiple perforations of the small bowel extending 10-15 cm from the DJ flexure up to the terminal ileum. The perforations were primarily closed, while 6-8 cm of the diseased terminal ileum was resected and the two ends were brought out as double-barreled ostomy. To the best of our knowledge, such an extensive tuberculous perforation of the small bowel has not been previously reported in the literature before.
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