| Port site tuberculosis: a case report and review of literature. | |
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PMID: 22670509 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A rare case of port site tubercular infection is reported. A young male patient presented, one month after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with discharging sinuses at the port sites. Biopsy of the sinus tract showed features of tuberculosis. Excision of sinus tract was done and the patient was started on anti-tubercular therapy, sinuses healed. Probably, the source of tubercular infection was laparoscopic instruments. Proper sterilization of laparoscopic instruments is necessary. |
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Pankaj Gupta; Sandeep Guleria; Sandeep R Mathur; Ronojoy Ghosh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Indian journal of tuberculosis Volume: 59 ISSN: 0019-5707 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Tuberc Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-06-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373027 Medline TA: Indian J Tuberc Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 55 floor, Teaching Block, Ansari Nagar, New-Delhi, India-110029. |
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