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Secondary Peritonitis: Severity of Disease and Activation of Peritoneal Cells

The European Journal of Surgery, 2001
To compare the degree of the inflammatory response of human peritoneum with the severity of peritonitis.Clinical laboratory study.University hospital, Germany.15 patients with diffuse secondary peritonitis and 5 having conventional cholecystectomy (controls) had peritoneal specimens taken from the site of incision.Correlation between presence of ...
Hassan, Asem, Sendt, Wolfgang, Amberg, Rainer, Specht, Bernd-Ulrich, Schöffel, Ulrich   +4 more
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Computed tomography manifestations of peritoneal diseases

Australasian Radiology, 2005
SummaryThe peritoneal cavity is a potential space that is divided by the peritoneal reflections into various complex subspaces. It can be involved in many disease processes including developmental, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic conditions. Computed tomography is highly sensitive and consistent in detecting peritoneal pathology.
K, Gordon, W K, Lee, O, Hennessy
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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma and Crohn disease

Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2016
Aims Mesothelial reaction simulating peritoneal diffuse malignant mesothelioma (MM) has been reported in the setting of Crohn ileitis. To our knowledge, peritoneal MM arising in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been reported.
Kelly J, Butnor, Elizabeth N, Pavlisko, Thomas A, Sporn, Victor L, Roggli   +3 more
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Cardiac Hydatid Disease and Peritoneal Tuberculosis Coexistence

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi-Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2022
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection caused by Echinocococcus granulosus. The coexistence of tuberculosis and cardiac hydatid cyst is extremely rare and generally seen in developing coun- tries. Here, we describe a unique case of a patient presenting with cardiac and gastrointestinal symptoms, who has coexistence of cardiac hydatid cyst and peritoneal
Deniz, Mutlu, Utku, Raimoğlu, Murat, Cimci, Suat Nail, Ömeroğlu, Eser, Durmaz, Barış, İkitimur, Bilgehan, Karadağ   +6 more
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Fetal Meconium Peritonitis and Maternal Liver Disease

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
There are five reported cases of fetal meconium peritonitis developing after episodes of maternal hepatitis. These cases demonstrate a potential association between severe maternal liver injury and subsequent fetal meconium peritonitis.A 26-year-old primigravid woman developed acute liver failure 4 days after unilateral oophorectomy for ovarian torsion
Lai, WSC, Shek, NWM
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Management of Peritoneal Disease in Colorectal Cancer

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2022
Colorectal cancer with peritoneal involvement is traditionally recognized as having a poor prognosis, with treatment initially limited to palliative systemic chemotherapy alone. The introduction of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy drastically altered the course of this disease entity and has ...
Vanessa M, Welten, Nelya, Melnitchouk
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Disease Biology and Patterns of Peritoneal Dissemination

2020
Mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm arising from the mesothelial cells lining the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis layer of testis [1]. Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) represents about one-fifth to one-third of all forms of mesothelioma.
Marcello Deraco, Nadia Zaffaroni, Federica Perrone, Antonello Cabras, Shigeki Kusamura, Marcello Guaglio, Matteo Montenovo, Dario Baratti   +7 more
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Radiologic staging of peritoneal and retroperitoneal disease

RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren, 2023
Peritoneal and retroperitoneal tumors consist of a heterogenous group of benign and malignant lesions of different origin. Due to often complex multidisciplinary treatment concepts in patients with peritoneal surface malignancies radiological imaging plays a pivotal role regarding the therapeutic options.
Gabriel, Glockzin, Thomas, Helmberger
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[Gelatinous peritoneal disease].

Revue francaise de gynecologie et d'obstetrique, 1995
Gelatinous degeneration of the peritoin is an unusual disorder which inevitably takes the surgeon by surprise during laparotomy. Three cases are reported. The diagnosis, pathogenesis, prognosis and possible therapies are discussed. The tumoral pathogenesis usually appears to be non-malignant and to originate in the ovaries or appendix.
P, Ko-Kivok-Yun, J C, Pourrut, J, Ayoubi, A, Elghaoui, J, Hoff   +4 more
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Peritoneal dialysis and cardiovascular disease.

Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology, 2012
Cardiovascular (CV) death is the most frequent cause of dying in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Risk factors include not only those that can be present in the general population, but also those related to the presence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and factors that are specific for PD modality.
Balafa, O., Krediet, R. T.
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