A Challenging Surgical Decision in a Child With Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Abdominal Tuberculosis and a Literature Review.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Abdominal TB (ATB) can involve the peritoneum, lymph nodes, luminal structures, and solid organs, with a predominance of intestinal and peritoneal forms of the disease. Most pediatric cases may present with peritoneal and lymph node disease.