Evaluation of Imaging-Guided Peritoneal Biopsy in Diagnosis of Ascites of Undetermined Origin

ConclusionPercutaneous imaging-guided biopsy (US/CT guided) of the peritoneum, omenta, and mesentery has been established as a safe, well-tolerated procedure with high diagnostic accuracy. It can minimize further unnecessary invasive procedures e.g laparoscopy. It can help in directing the management, shortening the patient ’s hospital stay and reducing the costs and complications.
Source: QJM - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research