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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2014; 20(40): 14831-14840
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14831
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14831
Table 1 Modes of involvement in abdominal tuberculosis
| By ingestion |
| Infected food or milk - Primary intestinal tuberculosis |
| Infected sputum - Secondary intestinal tuberculosis |
| Hematogenous spread from distant tubercular focus |
| Contagious spread from infected adjacent foci |
| Through lymphatic channel |
Table 2 Classification of abdominal tuberculosis
| Tubercular lymphadenopathy |
| Peritoneal tuberculosis |
| Acute |
| Chronic |
| Wet ascitic type |
| Fixed fibrotic type |
| Dry plastic type |
| Encysted/loculated type |
| Visceral tuberculosis |
| Liver, pancreas, spleen etc. |
| Gastrointestinal tuberculosis |
| Esophageal tuberculosis |
| Gastric tuberculosis |
| Duodenal tuberculosis |
| Jejunal and ileocecal tuberculosis |
| Colorectal tuberculosis |
- Citation: Debi U, Ravisankar V, Prasad KK, Sinha SK, Sharma AK. Abdominal tuberculosis of the gastrointestinal tract: Revisited. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(40): 14831-14840
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i40/14831.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14831
