TY - JOUR AU - Aydoğmuş, Serpil AU - Keskin, Levent AU - Üstüner, Işık AU - Turgut, Olcay AU - Çelen, Emine AU - Avşar, Filiz PY - 2012/04/06 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Peritoneal Tuberculosis Mimicking Intraabdominal Pathology: Report of Three Cases JF - Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine JA - Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med VL - 18 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - UR - https://www.gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/237 SP - 45-48 AB - <p>Tuberculosis incidence increases worldwide and it is still a public health problem particularly in developing countries like Turkey. We aimed to present in this report 3 peritoneal/pelvic tuberculosis cases required diagnostic laparatomy due to malignity or abscess pre-diagnosis based on the presence clinical manifestations, such as pelvic pain, mass, ascites and increased CA-125 level, mimicking pelvic pathology.<br />Peritoneal/pelvic tuberculosis should be absolutely considered in the differential diagnosis in cases with a presumptive diagnosis of pelvic malignancy or abscess with ascites, particularly in developing countries.</p> ER -