Lane J E, Barron T D, Solis M M, Tench D W, Stephens J L
Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon 31208, USA.
Am Surg. 2000 Jul;66(7):683-5.
Tuberculous enteritis is an unusual diagnosis in the United States. Because this entity is rare and the symptoms are not specific, the physician must have a high index of suspicion. We report the case of a young man with tuberculous involvement of the gastrointestinal tract who required surgical intervention for small bowel obstruction.