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.