Frequency, outcomes, and need for intervention in stricturing gastrointestinal tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Anuraag JenaRitin MohindraKirtan RanaPardhu B NeelamDhuni Chand ThakurHarjeet SinghPankaj GuptaVikas SuriNavneet SharmaPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2023)
Stricturing gastrointestinal tuberculosis occurs in around a quarter of patients with gastrointestinal tuberculosis, and around two-thirds of patients have a clinical response with antitubercular therapy. A subset of patients may need endoscopic or surgical intervention. The estimates for the pooled prevalence of stricturing disease and response to ATT had significant heterogeneity.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- stem cells
- risk factors
- single cell
- mesenchymal stem cells
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- ultrasound guided
- hiv infected