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Background: Peritoneal fluid or ascitic fluid is a day to day specimen in the department of Clinical Pathology and Cytology. Ascites is a common clinical sign which is a result of excessive accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity. As in pleural fluid, ascitic fluid is also classified as exudate and transudate indicative of the underlying pathology. Material and Methods: The present work is a descriptive, cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective type of study, undertaken in the department of Pathology of a tertiary care hospital over a period of one year from January 2015 to December 2015. The peritoneal fluid received were processed and studied for the cell count, number, cellular features, presence or absence of organisms if any and malignancies. Result: 176 (52.07%) cases out of a total 338 samples were received over a 1 year period. There was a slight male preponderance with 89 (50.56%) cases and females composed of 87 (49.43%) cases. Mean age of presentation among all patients was 51.6 years. A total of 18 cases (10.22%) were malignancies. Conclusion: Peritoneal fluid is one of the common body fluids to be studied in every day practice. Meticulous cytologic evaluation is of paramount importance as numerous malignant and non malignant pathologies can

Study of Peritoneal Fluid- An Experience in a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital