Chaudhary, PorasHepatobiliary tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and is usually secondary to tuberculosis of the lungs or gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis is difficult pre‑operatively in local (focal and tubular) forms because of its rarity and presentation in the form of non‑specific symptoms and signs and lack of any defined criteria on imaging studies. Histopathological examination is necessary for definite diagnosis but in cases where there is suspicion of hepatobiliary tuberculosis, with PCR assay diagnosis it is possible pre‑operatively. Recommended treatment is with conventional antituberculous drugs and surgical intervention in tuberculous abscess or granulomas. The disease is usually associated with good prognosis under complete antituberculous treatment. The author encountered 4 cases of hepatobiliary tuberculosis over 5 years. The aim of this article is to present current knowledge of hepatobiliary tuberculosis and to comprehensively review all the available literature.Keywords Hepatobiliary tuberculosis, difficult diagnosis, histopathology, antituberculous drugsAnn Gastroenterol 2014; 27 (3): 207-211text/htmlapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documenthttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/1580engHellenic Society of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 27, No 3 (2014); 207Hepatobiliary tuberculosisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2014-06-26Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.ΑναφοράReportΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other