Role of ascites adenosine deaminase in differentiating between tuberculous peritonitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis

Table 3 Abdominal computed tomography characteristics of the patients n (%)

	Tuberculous peritonitis(n = 27)	Peritoneal carcinomatosis(n = 25)	P value
Ascites loculation	11 (40.7)	10 (40.0)	0.96
Parietal involvement			0.04
No	2 (7.4)	3 (12.0)
Smooth thickening	21 (77.8)	10 (40.0)
Irregular or nodular	4 (14.8)	11 (44.0)
Seeding nodule	0 (0.0)	1 (4.0)
Mesenteric change	23 (85.2)	17 (68.0)	0.14
Thickening of mesentery	15 (55.6)	8 (32.0)	0.09
Mesenteric nodule			0.31
No	15 (55.6)	12 (48.0)
Micronodule	12 (44.4)	10 (40.0)
Macronodule	0 (0.0)	2 (8.0)
Omental thickness (mm)	20.48 ± 11.03	23.00 ± 15.77	0.51
Omental change			0.56
No	2 (7.4)	2 (8.0)
Smudged	8 (29.6)	4 (16.0)
Nodular	3 (11.1)	2 (8.0)
Omental cake	13 (48.1)	17 (68.0)
Intestinal involvement	3 (11.1)	5 (20.0)	0.53