Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogel-Based Hyaluronic Acid-Chitosan-Allium sativum Extract for Intraperitoneal Antiadhesion Application by Prihartini Widiyanti, Yolanda Citra Ayu Priskawati

“…Peritoneal Adhesion is a severe case that frequently occurs in patients after laparotomy surgery. …”
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Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy in reconstructed bladder through the bowel segment by Razan Khalid Almesned, Abdulrahman Binjawhar, Waleed Altaweel, Mohammed Alomar

“…Cystostomy was left to close spontaneously, none of the patients developed peritoneal leak after removal. Patients with Mitrofanoff channel reported no leak or compromise to the continued mechanism. …”
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Disease-free survival of 15 years after primary surgery in a patient with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer: a case report and literature review by Yaoqi Shi, Shuaiying Zhu, Jiangjing Shan, Yuhong Xu

“…In June 2009, the patient underwent suboptimal cytoreductive surgery for stage IIIC ovarian cancer, including total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, appendectomy, and resection of mesenteric and peritoneal lesions. Postoperatively, residual lesions were observed in the mesenteries and para-aortic lymph nodes. …”
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Hypersensitive intercellular responses of endometrial stromal cells drive invasion in endometriosis by Chun-Wei Chen, Jeffery B Chavez, Ritikaa Kumar, Virginia Arlene Go, Ahvani Pant, Anushka Jain, Srikanth R Polusani, Matthew J Hart, Randal D Robinson, Maria Gaczynska, Pawel Osmulski, Nameer B Kirma, Bruce J Nicholson

“…However, over 90% of women suffer retrograde menstruation, but only 10% develop endometriosis, and debate continues as to whether the underlying defect is endometrial or peritoneal. Processes implicated in invasion include: enhanced motility; adhesion to, and formation of gap junctions with, the target tissue. …”
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Burkitt’s Lymphoma Presented as Advanced Ovarian Cancer without Evidence of Lymphadenopathy: CT and MRI Findings by Lucia Manganaro, Silvia Bernardo, Maria Eleonora Sergi, Paolo Sollazzo, Valeria Vinci, Alessandra De Grazia, Anna Clerico, Maria Giovanna Mollace, Matteo Saldari

“…We present a case of a 23-year-old woman with sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma presented as advanced ovarian cancer with bilateral ovarian masses, peritoneal carcinomatosis, ascites, and marked elevation of CA-125. …”
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Identification and Repair of Left-Sided Paraduodenal Hernia Using Both Laparoscopic and Robotic Techniques by Muhonen John, Hsu Michael, Sturdivant Matthew, Unger Anthony, Dexter David, Giuseppucci Pablo, Esper Christopher

“…They result from the abnormal protrusion of an abdominal organ through a peritoneal defect and can cause intermittent obstructive symptoms, diffuse abdominal discomfort, and postprandial pain. …”
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Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene in Colon Cancer: Importance of Early Diagnosis by Sowmya Nanjappa, Sweta Shah, Smitha Pabbathi

“…It is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacillus found in the gastrointestinal tract and can lead to direct, spontaneous infections of the bowel and peritoneal cavity. The anaerobic glycolysis of the tumor produces an acidic, hypoxic environment favoring germination of clostridial spores. …”
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Diagnostic Colonoscopy Leading to Perforated Appendicitis: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review by Daniel Paramythiotis, Konstantinia Kofina, Vasileios Papadopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos

“…A 60-year-old female patient underwent a colonoscopy during the investigation of nontypical abdominal pain without pathologic findings. 24 hours after the examination she presented gradually increased right lower quadrant abdominal pain and a CT scan was performed, showing an inflammation of the appendiceal area with free peritoneal air. Through laparotomy, perforated appendicitis was diagnosed and an appendectomy was performed. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction: A Rare Cause of Acute Limb Pain in Dialysis Patients by G. De Vlieger, B. Bammens, F. Claus, R. Vos, K. Claes

“…In the current paper, we present two diabetic patients with cystic fibrosis, who are treated with automated peritoneal dialysis and suffered from episodic lower limb infarction. …”
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Physical Activity and Blood Lipids and Lipoproteins in Dialysis Patients by Hiroyuki Imamura, Keiko Mizuuchi, Reika Oshikata

“…The known associations in the general population of physical activity with high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol subfractions and apolipoprotein A-I are more pronounced in hemodialysis patients than in peritoneal dialysis patients even after adjusting for these confounding factors. …”
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Bioluminescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Macrophage Homing to Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Noriyuki Miyama, Monica M. Dua, Geoffrey M. Schultz, Hisanori Kosuge, Masahiro Terashima, Laura J. Pisani, Ronald L. Dalman, Michael V. McConnell

“…Mice were imaged over 14 days after injection of prepared peritoneal macrophages. For BLI, macrophages were from transgenic mice expressing luciferase. …”
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Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapies in Saudi Arabia by Emad Adel Shdaifat

“…Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants comprising hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and kidney transplantation (Tx) patients. …”
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Metastatic Calcinosis of Aortic Valve Secondary to Renal Failure Mimicking Infective Endocarditis by Noman Ahmed Jang Khan, Masroor A. Khan, Guillermo Juan Morell Chardon

“…We illustrate a case of 38-year-old female with end stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis. The patient had been complaining of pain and swelling of the right hand for the last few months and had been seen by hand surgeon and was admitted electively for the biopsy of hand lesions. …”
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Genistein Ameliorated Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) and Estrogen Receptor-Alpha (ER-α) in Endometriosis Mice Model, In Vivo and In Silico by Sutrisno Sutrisno, Maharani Maharani

“…An in vivo study was conducted by thirty-six mice that were divided into six groups including control, EM, and EM treatment with genistein with the doses of 1.3, 1.95, 2.6, and 3.25 mg/day for 14 days. Peritoneal tissues with lesions were collected and analyzed by immunohistochemistry to measure the VEGF-A and ER-α expression. …”
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One Bullet Causing Five Holes, Laparoscopic Exploration with Repair: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hunter Jones, Hassan Ahmed

“…A 19-year-old male presented with a gunshot wound (GSW) to the abdomen with mild peritoneal signs and computed tomography (CT) findings. …”
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Extended Distal Pancreatectomy with En Bloc Resection of the Celiac Axis for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patrick H. Alizai, Andreas H. Mahnken, Christian D. Klink, Ulf P. Neumann, Karsten Junge

“…The patient underwent laparoscopy to exclude hepatic and peritoneal metastasis. Subsequently, a selective embolization of the common hepatic artery was performed to enlarge arterial flow to the hepatobiliary system and the stomach via the pancreatoduodenal arcades from the superior mesenteric artery. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulitis as a Cause of an Acute Abdomen in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Laparoscopic Management by Ivilina Pandeva, Sumit Kumar, Atif Alvi, Hema Nosib

“…We report a case of a 34-year-old, P1 with previous Caesarean section, who presented at 20 weeks with worsening right-sided abdominal pain, distention, and peritonism. Ultrasound scan showed an area of a possibly thickened loop of bowel inconsistent with an appendicitis. …”
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Mast Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Th2 Cell Differentiation via OX40L-OX40 Ligation by Fei Li, Yuping Wang, Lihui Lin, Juan Wang, Hui Xiao, Jia Li, Xia Peng, Huirong Dai, Li Li

“…In this study, we demonstrate that mast cells and CD4+ T cells colocated in peritoneal lymph nodes from BALB/c mouse. Further, bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) constitutively release exosomes, which express CD63 and OX40L. …”
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Potential of ultrasound investigation in diagnostics of pseudomembranous colitis in surgical patients by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, Ye. S. Vladimirova, T. P. Pinchuk, G. P. Titova

“…Abdominal ultrasound was carried out according to standard procedure with assessment of disintegration of peritoneal layers, state of all parts of the large intestine, loops of small intestine and its mesentery were examined.Results. …”
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Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children: Preliminary Study in Pediatric Hospital Albert Royer, Dakar by Mbaye Fall, Doudou Gueye, Ibrahima Bocar Wellé, Faty Balla Lo, Aloise Sagna, Marie Diop, Ibrahima Fall

“…Appendectomy was associated with peritoneal wash in 17 patients including 9 cases of acute appendicitis. …”
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