ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023
Laparoscopic surgery for the diagnosis of abdominal effusion in the modern era of imaging - a retrospective study in a low-to-middle-income country.
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- Successful treatment of laparoscopic surgery in treating acute diffuse peritonitis due to drug-induced acute liver injury: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Percutaneous endoscopy in the management of intra-abdominal complex disorders.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Intraperitoneal ascites is a consequence or combination of many different underlying diseases. Laparoscopy with peritoneal biopsy is a tool for rapid and accurate diagnosis. Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who could not be diagnosed by clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and imaging tests. Results: A total of 103 (55 male and 48 female) patients were selected. The median age of the study group was 54 years (range 38-64 years). Typical clinical symptoms included fever (58.2%), abdominal pain (56.3%), and digestive disorders (62.1%). Fever and digestive disorders were higher in the peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) group than in the metastatic cancer group [(62.1% vs. 12.5%, Conclusion: Unidentified ascites and peritonitis must be difficult for making diagnose by conventional methods. Laparoscopy might be supportive of making a rapid diagnosis and starting early treatment.
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