The peritoneum is a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. It houses the digestive tract, liver, and other organs.

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.

Therefore, we considered that the peritonitis and peritoneal effusion probably developed secondary to the pancreatitis and leakage of pancreatic enzymes into the abdominal cavity. Acute ...

Drug delivery systems can alter drug clearance from the peritoneal cavity and drug toxicity profiles. For example, IP injection of cisplatin-loaded polymeric microspheres (100–200 µm ...

Hemodialysis involves filtering the patient’s blood outside the body, while peritoneal dialysis uses the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) as the filter to clean the blood inside the body.

Premature rupture of membranes or a sudden spontaneous abortion may be the first indication of intrauterine infection. Direct infection from the maternal peritoneal cavity. In addition, bacteria can ...