Table I.

Clinical features of the 12 patients with tuberculosis peritonitis that underwent laparoscopy through a central venous catheter.

Case no.	Age (years)	Sex	Chief complaint	PPD	TB-Ab	History of pulmonary tuberculosis	CT showed whitish granular nodule	CT showed thickened parietal peritoneum	CT shows adhesions	Operation time (min)	Severe complications
1	28	F	Low fever, ascites	P	P	P	Yes	No	No	46	No
2	63	F	Ascites	N	N	N	Yes	No	Yes	56	No
3	54	M	Ascites	N	N	N	Yes	Yes	No	48	No
4	57	F	Ascites	N	N	N	No	Yes	Yes	52	No
5	37	M	Ascites	N	P	N	Yes	No	No	47	No
6	25	F	Hiccups, ascites	N	N	N	No	Yes	Yes	40	No
7	50	F	Ascites	N	N	N	No	Yes	Yes	49	No
8	37	M	Dyspepsia	N	N	N	Yes	No	No	48	No
9	45	F	Low fever	P	P	N	Yes	No	Yes	72	No
10	38	M	Weight-loss	N	N	N	Yes	No	No	45	No
11	24	F	Ascites	N	P	N	Yes	No	No	43	No
12	34	F	Weight loss	N	N	N	No	Yes	Yes	61	No

CVC; F, female; M, male; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PPD, purified protein derivatives of tuberculin skin test; TB-Ab, serum tuberculosis antibody; CT, computed tomography; P, positive; N, negative.