Table 2.
Samples | Study | ||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
Abdominal tissues | Small bowel | (16) | N/A |
Appendix | (29) | (16) | |
Gallbladder/liver | N/A | (16, 17) | |
Omentum | N/A | (16) | |
Abdominal fluids | Bile | (18, 28, 31) | (15, 16, 17 |
Peritoneal fluid | (22, 25) | (14, 17, 20, 23, 24, 30) | |
Peritoneal dialysate | (21) | (26, 27) | |
Ascitic fluid | (19, 32) | N/A | |
Surgical smoke | N/A | (23) |