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Abstract

To find the significance of various diagnostic procedures for abdominal tuberculosis. This study was conducted in the general surgical department of PIMS Islamabad from January 1997 to December 1999. The study included 50 consecutive cases of abdominal tuberculosis that underwent surgery for their disease. Various diagnostic tests including tissue histopatholgoy was performed on each and every patient. Statistical evaluation was done manually and sensitivitity of each test was calculated. No single investigation except tissue histopathology is 100% diagnostic of abdominal tuberculosis. tissue histopathology seems to be more informative therefore it is suggested that during laparotomy tissue should be taken for histopathology in every case where TBs suspected.