Abdominal Tuberculosis Presenting as an Inguinal Hernia in a Child - 20/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.urology.2010.08.041
John Lazarus ⁎ 
, Komala Pillay
, Komala Pillay Division of Urology and Anatomical Pathology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Reprint requests: Dr. John Lazarus, Division of Urology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South AfricaRésumé |
We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with a painless paratesticlar mass. At surgery, contrary to the clinical suspicion of a nonbenign lesion, granulomatous inflammation of an indirect inguinal hernia was observed. Tubercles were seen to line a patent processus vaginalis. Histopathologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. We review abdominal tuberculosis and discuss the diagnostic difficulties it presents particularly in the context of the unusual presentation in our patient.
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Vol 77 - N° 6
P. 1470-1471 - juin 2011 Retour au numéro
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