peritoneal calcification

Peritoneal calcification is seen in a limited number of conditions that result in calcification of peritoneal structures. Therefore, the differential diagnosis is small:

• psammoma bodies in malignancy (most frequently cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary): fine sand-like calcification
• pseudomyxoma peritonei: often ring or arc-like calcifications, most numerous in the pelvis
• tuberculous peritonitis
• meconium peritonitis: in newborns
• undifferentiated abdominal malignancies: dystrophic calcification within the tumor masses
• peritoneal oil granulomas: result of intraperitoneal administration of liquid petroleum, an attempted remedy for peritoneal adhesion formation
• encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, secondary to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
• Pneumocystis carinii infection
• hyperparathyroidism
• post-operative heterotopic ossification

Differential diagnosis

• barium peritonitis

Siehe auch:

• Pseudomyxoma peritonei
• Tuberkulose des Peritoneums
• Mekoniumperitonitis
• peritoneales Mesotheliom
• psammoma bodies
• peritoneale Dialyse
• intra-abdominal calcification (neonatal)
• freie Gewebeformationen peritoneal
• Peritonitis chronica fibrosa incapsulata
• calcification and fibrosis in mesenteric carcinoid tumor
• psammomacarcinoma of the peritoneum
• intraabdominelle Verkalkungen
• Granulom an chirurgischen Nähten oder Clips