Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas tuberculosis
affecting gastrointestinal tract occurs only in 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. The gastrointestinal
tuberculosis most commonly presents as peritonitis.
In this article we are going to report a case of abdominal tuberculosis. A 29-year-old Libyan female
presented with sub acute intestinal obstruction due to thickening of terminal ileum and ileocaecal
stenosis. She underwent surgery and histopathological study revealed abdominal tuberculosis.
We reviewed the articles related to abdominal tuberculosis published in literature.
Key words
Abdominal tuberculosis, gastrointestinal tuberculosis, thickening of terminal ileum and ileocaecal
stenosis