Pancreatic pseudotumor – A case report of Abdominal tuberculosis

  • M. Amaro Interna de Cirurgia Geral, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora E.P.E., Portugal
  • R. Félix Assistente Hospitalar, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora E.P.E., Portugal
  • A. Silva Assistente Hospitalar, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora E.P.E., Portugal
  • J. Caravana Director de Serviço Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Espírito Santo de Évora E.P.E., Portugal

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a frequent disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can be present in every organ. (1,2) The authors report a 75 years old woman case of abdominal tuberculosis, who had clinical e imagiological suspicion of pancreatic cancer and in whom surgery was the key for diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: Pancreatic tuberculosis, Peripancreatic tuberculosis, Pancreatic tumour 

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2011-12-30
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AMARO, M. et al. Pancreatic pseudotumor – A case report of Abdominal tuberculosis. Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia, [S.l.], n. 19, p. 61-64, dec. 2011. ISSN 2183-1165. Available at: <https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/62>. Date accessed: 19 apr. 2024.
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No 19 (2011): Dezembro 2011 - II Série
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Clinical Case
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