Value of diagnostic laparoscopy: Peritoneal tuberculosis. A case report

Abstract

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.