Abstract

MORALES, Ariel et al. Value of diagnostic laparoscopy: Peritoneal tuberculosis. A case report. Cir. parag. [online]. 2025, vol.49, n.3, pp.14-15. ISSN 2307-0420.  https://doi.org/10.18004/sopaci.2025.diciembre.14.

Peritoneal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis that is difficult to diagnose, given its nonspecific clinical manifestations and can mimic other pathologies such as peritoneal carcinomatosis or cirrhosis with ascites. Diagnostic laparoscopy is the fundamental tool for etiological confirmation, allowing direct visualization of lesions and biopsy collection. We present the case of a male patient in whom laparoscopy was decisive in establishing the diagnosis.

Keywords : peritoneal tuberculosis; diagnostic laparoscopy; biopsy.

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