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Two children presented with abdominal tuberculosis. Because of the nonspecific clinical features, the diagnosis required a high index of clinical suspicion. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasonographic guidance allowed an early definitive diagnosis and bacteriological confirmation to guide chemotherapy. Both patients responded well to antituberculous chemotherapy.
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Liu, K.W., Chan, Y.L., Tseng, R. et al. Childhood abdominal tuberculosis. Surg Endosc 8, 326–328 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00590963
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