Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Surgical Enigma

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com infection is the human strain of mycobacterium tuberculosis. The organisms reach the gastrointestinal tract through various routes. Haematogenous spread from lungs with later reactivation is the commonest. This is followed by direct ingestion of bacilli in sputum from an active pulmonary focus or by direct spread from adjacent organs. Isolated affections of lymph node via lymphatic channel is commonly encountered. The ileocecal junction is the commonest to be affected [1].