title: Percutaneous needle biopsy in exudative ascites.
abstract: Seventy-two patients with exudative ascites were subjected to percutaneous needle biopsy of peritoneum. The overall diagnostic yield was 64%, with the commonest finding being caseous granuloma (39%), followed by metastatic carcinoma (25%). The procedure was safe and easy to perform on the bed side. Peritoneal tissue was obtained in all cases, without any major complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: N U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Humayoon
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010537:Peritoneum