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Lymphadenopathy, identified incidentally during computed tomography, is a common clinical scenario faced by clinicians, and often poses a diagnostic challenge mandating a tissue diagnosis. In the absence of palpable peripheral nodes, tissue has to be obtained from the abdominal nodes by image guided biopsy or surgery. In this context, a laparoscopic biopsy avoids the morbidity of a laparotomy.
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