ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS REPORT OF 5 PATIENTS AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Each year, tuberculosis (TB) results in the death of 3 million people globally. In 2000-2020 - 200 million people will become sick, and 35 million will die from TB, if control is not strengthened. Tuberculosis is still common in the developing world, so common that it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a majority of the surgical presentations. The disease is a diagnostic enigma and the management is still controversial. Surgical treatments, both radical and conservative, are being advocated. With the development of modern antitubercular drugs, the surgical management is with a view to overcome the deleterious effects of the disease, like obstruction, perforation and disorganization of the tissues.