Percutaneous needle biopsy in exudative ascites.
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.
Shah
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LA
Department of Medicine, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
Haq
N U
NU
Hayat
Z
Z
Humayoon
M
M
Shah
N H
NH
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