Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Intestinal Tuberculosis in Naive Patients: A Lesson from Single-Center Experience in Yemen

The diagnosis and treatment of intestinal tuberculosis (TB) are challenging because of the uncertainty of its clinical presentation and non-specificity of diagnostic testing. This study aimed to describe the clinical and radiological features, surgical treatment, and outcomes of bowel obstruction secondary to intestinal TB in naive patients in a resource-limited setting. This retrospective cross-sectional study included 96 patients with acute abdomen who underwent surgery at the surgical department of Al-Nasar Hospital, IBB, Yemen between September 2005 and October 2023. Intestinal TB was diagnosed via histopathological examination. Patients were analyzed based on their demographics, clinical characteristics, radiologic findings, surgical treatment, and outcomes.