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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2024; 12(27): 6117-6123
Published online Sep 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i27.6117
Tuberculous peritonitis complicated by an intraperitoneal tuberculous abscess: A case report
Wei-Peng Liu, Feng-Zhen Ma, Zhou Zhao, Zong-Rui Li, Bao-Guang Hu, Tao Yang
Wei-Peng Liu, Zhou Zhao, Zong-Rui Li, Bao-Guang Hu, Tao Yang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China
Feng-Zhen Ma, Department of Gastroenterology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China
Co-first authors: Wei-Peng Liu and Feng-Zhen Ma.
Co-corresponding authors: Bao-Guang Hu and Tao Yang.
Author contributions: Liu WP and Ma FZ wrote the manuscript, searched the literature, and prepared the figures; Ma FZ participated in the treatment of the patient; Zhao Z was involved in the design of the study, and revised the manuscript; Yang T and Hu BG provided article ideas, modified the figures, and revised the manuscript; Li ZR performed literature research and collected relevant articles; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Tao Yang, Doctor, Attending Doctor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, No. 661 Huanghe Second Road, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China. ytwcwk123@163.com
Received: March 1, 2024
Revised: July 1, 2024
Accepted: July 15, 2024
Published online: September 26, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We present an older male patient with tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) complicated by an abdominal mass. The patient's preoperative symptoms, signs and imaging data suggested a possible abdominal tumor. After surgical treatment, the patient's primary diagnosis of TBP complicated by an intraperitoneal tuberculous abscess was established by previous medical history, postoperative pathology and positive results of tuberculosis-related laboratory tests. Our aim is to report and analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic course of the disease and to highlight the importance of an early and definitive diagnosis in the hope of improving the clinical diagnosis and management of this type of disease.