Tuberculosis of the Gastrointestinal System

ISBN-13: 9789811690525 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Sharma, Vishal

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Abdominal Tuberculosis: A historical perspective

Epidemiology of abdominal tuberculosis

Classification of abdominal tuberculosis

Esophageal Tuberculosis

Gastroduodenal tuberculosis

Intestinal Tuberculosis 

Differentiating Intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s 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

O autorze

Dr Vishal Sharma is an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He joined the institute after his initial medical training at the University college of Medical Sciences, Delhi. His research interests are in the field of Inflammatory bowel diseases and Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis. He has authored more than 325 peer reviewed papers and serves on editorial board of many journals. He has received the Dr SR Naik Memorial Award and Dr Om Prakash Memorial awards of  Indian Society for Gastroenterology and Smt Pawan Kumari Jain award and  Dr MJ Shah memorial award  of the Association of Physicians of India.