Miliary peritoneal tuberculosis causing abdominal pain and ascites (February 2023 [1])

Published: 04/05/2023

Authors: Ester Ferrer Inaebnit, Rahel Sager and Kaspar Zgraggen

A 73-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and progressive ascites. Cytological assessment of the ascites found no abnormality. An exploratory laparoscopy was performed, which was converted when miliary seeding was identified. Histopathological examination demonstrated peritoneal tuberculosis.