Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease in the developing countries. With the upsurge of AIDS, and increased continental travel, it is showing an increased incidence, as well as a change in its presentation even in the developed world. Abdominal TB is now becoming a "not so uncommon" problem in day-to-day clinical and radiologic practice. With modern imaging methods, more and more information is is being gathered regardingthe pathology of abdominal TB. Inspite of this, no finding pathognomonic of TB has emerged. The observations on various imaging modalities are vague, non-specific and at best merely suggestive.

In the imaging library that follows the appearance of abdominal TB is shown in various images stored as compressed JPEG format. All of these cases are histologically proven. Enjoy these images for personal use, however, for redistribution prior permission is required from Dr Manpreet S Gulati.

Ileocaecal and colonic TB

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Stomach (antral) and duodenal TB

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Some CT Pictures of Abdominal TB

Ileal TB

Ileal TB

Ileocecal TB

Ileocecal TB

Intestinal Obstruction with wall enhancement in TB

Intussusception in TB of small bowel

Duodenal wall TB with compression by adjacent necrotic nodes

Enterovesical fistula in TB

Enterovesical fistula in TB (Barium)

Rectal TB with regional nodes

Abdominal wall TB ? secondary to bowel involvement

Abdominal wall TB post ATT TB

Nodes with necrosis and calcification in TB

Dense ascitis in TB

Peritoneal TB

Peritonel TB with intestinal stricture and mesenteric nodes

Hepatic and Splenic TB

Splenic TB before ATT

Splenic TB after Treatment (ATT)

Adrenal TB

Gall Bladder TB

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