title: Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis by transabdominal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy.
abstract: Laparotomy and laparoscopy have been used for biopsy of pelvic masses in the differential diagnosis between abdominal tuberculosis and ovarian cancer. We suggest the use of transabdominal needle biopsy under ultrasound guidance in such cases. Two women developed abdominal distention, one of whom had been receiving medical treatment for known tuberculosis. In both cases, ultrasonography showed a pelvic mass and ascites associated with high levels of CA 125. A transabdominal ultrasonographically-guided biopsy of the masses with a trucut needle established their tuberculous origin. The transabdominal sonographic needle biopsy is a reliable diagnostic procedure in the differential diagnosis between abdominal tuberculosis and ovarian malignancy. This minimally invasive procedure saves the patient with tuberculosis from unnecessary laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caspi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wolach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: von der Walde
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Appelman
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hagay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography