Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as hemobilia, successfully treated by arterial embolization.
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis, specially disseminated tuberculosis, involves the liver frequently. Focal hepatic tuberculosis with local hemorrhage has been reported. We report on a twenty-one year female with disseminated tuberculosis presenting with initially non-localisable massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding, subsequently found to have pancreatitis, right sided pleural effusion and hemobilia which was treated successfully.
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Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Hepatic
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Female
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Humans
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Adult
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Hemobilia
Language:
En
Year:
2003
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Article