BookVishal Sharma, editor.
Summary: Tuberculosis is an important concern in numerous countries across the globe. Training is usually focused on pulmonary tuberculosis, and the nuances of diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, including abdominal tuberculosis, are not usually emphasized. This book details the varied presentations and mimics of tubercular involvement of the abdomen and the gastrointestinal system. The book provides clear guidance to the clinicians to diagnosis and manage the varied forms of abdominal tuberculosis. The chapters also touch on areas of controversy and confusion. Chapters are focused on each of the sites (intestinal, peritoneal, gastroduodenal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic), modalities for evaluation (histology, microbiology, radiology, endoscopic ultrasound, nuclear medicine), differential diagnosis, and follow-up including response to treatment. Separate chapters have also been devoted to pediatric abdominal TB, therapy-related hepatitis, and considerations in immunocompromised states such as HIV. Therefore, this book will help practice clinicians and serve as a one-stop resource for graduate students in internal medicine and fellows training in gastroenterology.
Contents:
Abdominal Tuberculosis: A historical perspective
Epidemiology of abdominal tuberculosis
Classification of abdominal tuberculosis
Esophageal Tuberculosis
Gastroduodenal tuberculosis Intestinal Tuberculosis
Differentiating Intestinal tuberculosis from Crohns disease
Imaging for intestinal tuberculosis
Peritoneal Tuberculosis: An overview
Differentiating peritoneal tuberculosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Imaging for peritoneal tuberculosis
Ascitic fluid testing for peritoneal tuberculosis
Hepatic tuberculosis
Biliary and gallbladder tuberculosis
Pancreatic tuberculosis Histology for the diagnosis of Abdominal Tuberculosis
Microbiological diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis
Endoscopic ultrasound for gastrointestinal tuberculosis
Nuclear medicine in abdominal tuberculosis
Response to therapy in abdominal tuberculosis
Surgery for abdominal tuberculosis
Antitubercular therapy-related hepatitis
Pediatric abdominal tuberculosis Immunodeficiency and Abdominal Tuberculosis.