A case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after intestinal tuberculosis treatment] |
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| Authors: | Sang Bong Ahn Dong Soo Han Chang Soo Eun So Young Bang Young-chul Lee Keum Nam Rim Yong Gu Lee Tae Yeob Kim |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Intestinal hemorrhage, perforation, obstruction, and fistula formation are the common complications associated with intestinal tuberculosis. However, these complications usually occur in active stage of intestinal tuberculosis. A 45-year-old man was diagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis and received anti-tuberculosis medications for 9 months. After the end of treatment, intestinal lesion was cured. However a deformed appendiceal orifice due to hypertrophic sear resulting in symptomatic appendicitis was noted. We report a case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after the successful treatment of intestinal tuberculosis. |
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