USA Cancer originating from organs in the peritoneal cavity (e.g., ovarian, pancreatic, colorectal, gastric, liver and peritoneal mesothelioma) account for approximately 250,000 new cases of ...

Peritoneal surface cancers refer to malignancies that spread to the peritoneum, the inner lining of the abdominal cavity protecting internal organs. Common types include ovarian, colorectal, gastric, ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded the Z Benefit package for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) with a rate reaching almost PH ...

Therefore the GE theory postulates GE incidents to start endometriosis, which thus is different from implanted endometrium. The subsequent growth in the specific environment of the peritoneal cavity ...

Malignant ascites, a complication observed in terminal ovarian cancer, significantly contributes to poor quality of life and to mortality. Excess accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity occurs ...

where the patient’s own peritoneal membrane or lining of abdominal organs and body surfaces within the abdominal cavity is used as artificial kidney. The enhanced PD package covers different ...

A recent report demonstrated that murine AK-5 tumor cells transiently upregulated FasL when grown in the peritoneal cavity of syngeneic mice, and that this FasL upregulation coincided with ...

How a radical surgical approach saved the life of a neonatal nurse practitioner with a rare abdominal cancer - but meant ...

During fetal development, the testicles can be found in the peritoneal cavity (the space inside of the abdomen that contains the intestines ... A dye may be swallowed or injected before the procedure ...