LAPAROSCOPY IN SUSPECTED ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS IS USEFUL AS AN EARLY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD*

Abstract

In patients suspected to have abdominal tuberculosis without evidence of extra-abdominal disease, early laparoscopy may be useful to establish a histological diagnosis with acceptably low morbidity (8%). Frozen section is useful to assess adequacy of biopsy and sampling. An extensive work-up may hence be averted by a timely laparoscopy and early treatment can be instituted.