THE peritoneal membrane is used extensively as a dialyzing surface for the treatment of uremia, hyperkalemia, overhydration and poisoning with a variety of drugs. 1,2 It has also been utilized ...

As cancer progresses, some patients develop 'mal ascites' in which body fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity. Excessive ...

Is laparoscopic approach feasible in early-stage ovarian cancer? A retrospective study in single tertiary center. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract ...

As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

It produces a fluid that helps organs move smoothly inside the abdomen. Peritoneal cancer is not the same as intestinal or stomach cancer. Nor is it to be confused with cancers that spread ...

A small space filled with fluid between the two layers reduces friction and allows them and the organs they wrap to glide freely. When peritoneal carcinomatosis develops with epithelial ovarian ...

Ultrasound, fluoroscopy or both are used to guide catheter insertion and placement. A guidewire introducer needle is inserted percutaneously into the peritoneal cavity and ascitic fluid is aspirated.

Alanyl-Glutamine containing peritoneal dialysis fluid receives orphan drug designation in patients suffering from chronic kidney failure. Reduces the risk of causing a damage to the abdominal ...

Monitoring lactate levels in samples of peritoneal fluid, the fluid surrounding and lubricating the abdominal organs, can help a veterinarian predict which colicky horses require surgery.