Peritonitis is a condition in which the peritoneum, a membrane that covers the abdominal wall and the organs within the ...

Peritoneal dialysis is a type of treatment that utilizes an individual's peritoneum or abdominal lining and a special fluid to filter the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so. Dialysis must ...

But two-year funding for a new type of surgery in Wales - which until that point was only available elsewhere in the UK - ...

ovaries fallopian tubes peritoneum There are four stages, numbered 1 to 4. Stage 3 ovarian cancer has spread outside the pelvis into the abdominal cavity or to lymph nodes. Treatment includes surgery ...

2). Through the translucent stretched abdominal wall, we saw a large volume of reddish-brown peritoneal fluid. Before entering the abdominal cavity, we withdrew 35 ml of fluid by syringe.

The placenta attaches itself, like a parasite, to abdominal organs or membranes. The pregnancy is painful because the placenta irritates the tissues and the baby kicks the nerve-rich peritoneum ...

intestines and the peritoneum (abdominal membrane). "There are many causes of endometriosis, the two common ones being genetic inheritance and retrograde menstruation when blood from your period ...