The current trend is not to close the visceral and parietal peritoneal layers during lower-segment cesarean section. Please clarify: Should both visceral and parietal layers be left unclosed or should ...

Readaptation of the dorsolateral peritoneal layer after pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) and cystectomy seems to have a beneficial effect on bowel function. Vartolomei et al. randomly assigned 200 ...

Peritoneal cancers may be primary or secondary. Symptoms and signs of the cancer are vague and the diagnosis is usually late with poor treatment outcome. Peritoneal cancers may be primary when they ...

Peritonitis indicates inflammation of the peritoneal layer in the abdominal cavity that arises when local mediator cascades are activated by different factors. Depending on the pathogenesis, it can be ...

The organs of the abdominal cavity (stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, kidney, gallbladder, etc.) are surrounded and supported [held in place] by a 2-layer membrane called the peritoneum. The ...