Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
Online ISSN : 1882-5133
Print ISSN : 1345-2843
ISSN-L : 1345-2843
Case Reports
A case of laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy for stenosis of intestinal tuberculosis after anti-tuberculosis drug therapy
Takuya YAMAGUCHIKuniaki HIRABAYASHIKeisuke TOGUCHIKazutaka TOYAMAMasaki YOSHIMURAKenji YOSHIKAWAShigeo KINO
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2012 Volume 73 Issue 2 Pages 385-389

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Abstract
A 40-year-old woman had a positive fecal occult blood test. On colonoscopy, an ulcer was found in the ascending colon. On examination of the biopsy, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified. Tuberculosis was thus diagnosed. Anti-tuberculosis agents such as pyrazinamide, isoniazid, rifanmpicin, and ethambutol were given. During therapy, she developed right abdominal pain. Abdominal CT showed a thickened and enlarged ascending colon. It was proposed that the drugs had caused stenosis of the colon by constricting the lesion. A laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed. On pathology, fibrosis granulation tissue but no granulomatous lesion was found, thus confirming that the stenosis was caused by the constriction of the intestine related to anti-tuberculosis drug therapy. The patient's post-operative course was good ; the drugs were stopped. In summary, during treatment of tuberculosis, ileus caused by intestinal tuberculosis may occur. In this situation, a laparoscopic approach should be considered.
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