Open AccessDifferentiation of tuberculous peritonitis from peritonitis carcinomatosa without surgical intervention
Author(s) -
Muhsin Kaya,
Mehmet Ali Kaplan,
Abdurrahman Işıkdoğan,
Yusuf Çelik
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.84484
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , ascites , peritonitis , univariate analysis , prospective cohort study , abdominal pain , cancer , ovarian cancer , multivariate analysis
Ascites of tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) is an exudative type and may well be misdiagnosed as carcinomatous peritonitis, especially in the elderly. The aim of this study was to identify independent predictors that can differentiate TBP from peritonitis carcinomatosa without surgical intervention.