Peritoneal thickening
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Peritoneal thickening is a descriptive term given to describe any form of thickening of the peritoneum.
It can occur with both benign and malignant peritoneal disease. It can be classified into various subtypes based on its morphology:
- smooth peritoneal thickening
- peritonitis
- peritoneal carcinomatosis
- irregular peritoneal thickening
- nodular peritoneal thickening
- peritoneal carcinomatosis
- tuberculous peritonitis (fibrotic-fixed type)
- pelvic actinomycosis
- primary peritoneal neoplasms
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